to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
burned down; entirely destroyed
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
going unsolved; remaining unanswered
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
distant look; faraway look
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation
should; must; -able; probably; likely
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
to die; (lit.) to become earth
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing