to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
even more; still more; further
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
unidentifiable; unidentified
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
dealing with; coping with
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
how many people; a number of people
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to refer to; to use as reference
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
final; eventual; ultimate
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross