exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
ability; capability; skill
to speak; to hear a voice
near; close; beside; third person
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
district; section; sector
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
already; now; no longer; not any more
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
victim; injured party; sufferer
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
good feeling; feeling good
circulation (of the blood)
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of