in the meanwhile; during the time
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
even though; despite; when
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
many; numerous; various; large number of
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
this world; this life; world of the living
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
headquarters; head office; main office
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise