(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
contract; compact; agreement
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
home area; home town; local
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
bank; banking institution
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
door; gate; opening; title page
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
what day?; what day of the week?
elevated (structure); overhead
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
tradition; legend; folklore
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet