to be mature and kind; to be well-balanced; to be a good person
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
rearrangement; reallocation; realignment; relocation
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
with a clink (click, clack)
mouth of a (sword) sheath
sword; blade; single stroke
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
polite; respectful; reverent
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
will; testament; last request
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
internment camp; detention facility; POW camp; refugee camp
transfer; transport; removal
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
recommendation; endorsement
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability