thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
identification; ID; identity
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
step; stride; counter for steps
advance; moving forward; progress
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to find out; to discover; to locate
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
first meeting; first interview with
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
reminiscent smile; laughing at a memory; smiling to oneself as one recalls something pleasant or amusing
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
(you) couldn't kill (him) if you tried
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
existence; being; presence
human rights; civil liberties
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
womanly; ladylike; feminine
tone (of voice); manner of talking
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected