to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
to take someone's life; to kill someone
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
wife and children; (arch.) wife
to ignore (a fault, misstep, issue, etc.); to disregard; to overlook; to pass over; to let go unquestioned
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
disadvantageous; long (odds)
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
moderate; proper; just right
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
feeling good; feeling pleasant
to appear all together; to be all present
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
match declared drawn due to injury; ending with both sides suffering damage (of a dispute, etc.)
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
one's house; one's home; one's family
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
great cause; moral law; justice
if so; in that case; in that situation
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing