vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
old friend; old acquaintance
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
for some (unspecified) reason
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
supply; provision; raising; procurement
being up to the person himself
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing