frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to talk (a person) down; to confute
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
watering hole; watering place
to make one's rounds; to patrol
not a little; not a few; considerable
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
bank; weir; embankment; levee
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
to cause someone to worry
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
way; method; means; resource; course
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
to tingle with excitement; to be full of excitement; to be thrilled
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to detain; to check; to restrain
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion