no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
rest; break; recess; intermission
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
came here; coming here; recently
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
murder; homicide; manslaughter
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
police; police officer; police station
stigmatized property; real estate where a crime, death, etc. has occurred
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
nothing but; none other than
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
like this; in this way; as you see
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)