dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
number one; first; best; most; game; round
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
wild beast; wild animal; brute
carnivore; carnivorous animal
to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair); to have the creeps
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
custom; practice; convention; precedent
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to line up with; to be a member of; to rank with; to attend; to take part in
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
very recently; in the very recent past
thousand years; very long period; forever
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
custom; habit; customary practice
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject