to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
adhesion; conglutination; accretion; collusion; collusive relationship; cozy relationship
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
counter for books; volume
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
to seek a path; to find one's way
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)