disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
covering; protection; backing; relief
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
long-awaited; much-awaited
how long; how far; how much
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to do someone in; to bump someone off
last scene (e.g. of a movie); closing scene
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
sense of values; values; value system
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
though; notwithstanding; although
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
revengeful ghost; apparition
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
to cause a person trouble
especially; above all; particularly; among other things
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on