to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
one revolution; one rotation
suicidal tendency; suicidal wish
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
first meeting; first interview with
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
war; battle; match; game; competition
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
conventionality; triteness
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to assemble; to set up; to construct
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause