to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
by means of; due to; because of; according to
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
head; brains; intellect; understanding
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
genuine article; real thing; real deal
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
being twice divorced; two-time divorcee; (lit.) two x marks (i.e. two names struck from the family register)