flight; desertion; escape
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
to spread; to be propagated
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
matter to be checked or investigated
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
common knowledge; well-known fact
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
how long; how far; how much
to some extent; to a certain extent
tendency; trend; inclination
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
expressing one's mind; speaking out
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
all; entire; whole; altogether
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
exactly as stated; verbatim
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
technique; art; skill; move