case (container); case (instance, situation); case
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
successor; replacement; second wife
proper; right; reasonable
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
stagnation; hindrance; delay
to read to the end; to read through; to read from cover to cover
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
retention; maintenance; preservation
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
function; facility; faculty; feature
one's own handwriting; autograph
cheerful (look); healthy (complexion)
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price