to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
safety zone; traffic island
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
guess; speculation; supposition
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe
one's physical safety; personal security
to look down on; to make light of
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
interval between the waves; gap between waves
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
of course; certainly; naturally
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
representative; exemplary; model
folding knife; clasp-knife; penknife
social; societal; societary
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
keeping in check; holding back; deterrence; restraint; suppression
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very