to beat to death; to kill
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
while; even though; despite
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
to continue to do; to persist in doing
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
father; dad; husband; you; he
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
professional killer; hit man
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend