to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
human kindness; human weakness
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
another dimension; different level; whole other level
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
the same; the said; likewise
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
(not) even once; (not) ever
main; principal; chief; primary; major
relation; connection; relevance
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
few decades; many decades; several decades
military clash; military conflict; military confrontation
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to make sense; to be meaningful
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
event; phenomenon; matter
as; because; with; due to
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
black sheep (of a family); ostracism
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle