to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
in low spirits; dejected; sad
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
as before; as ever; as it was originally
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
no matter how much time passes
control; management (e.g. of a business)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
a little bit; a little while
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
difficult to ...; hard to ...
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
outside of; not covered by
timewise; temporal; chronal
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
going back to the beginning (in a discussion, argument, etc.); returning to the fundamental points (of the issue at hand); discussion of how things began (in the first place)
again; once more; a second time
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
since when; from when; how long
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
passion; temper; irritability
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience