to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to do someone in; to bump someone off
construction; establishment
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
of course; certainly; naturally
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
then; and (then); in that case; if so
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
one (thing); one piece; one item
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
beginning; outset; first; onset
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)