status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
to complete decisively; to do to completion
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
prison guard; jailer; gaoler
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
setting sail; departure (from a port)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A