to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
step; stride; counter for steps
to have a talk; to tell a story
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
nothing but; none other than
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to settle (in a place); to settle down
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
under the orders of; by order (command)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
nothing but; except; no more than
at some point in the past; at some stage
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start