to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to feign composure; to act like one has (time, money, strength, etc.) to spare
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to make a fool of someone
to take someone's life; to kill someone
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
quite; utterly; really; completely
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
company; corporation; workplace
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
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.)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
metre; meter; meter; gauge
within; inside of; less than
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
division into equal parts; equal parts
consists of; comprises; is made up of
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
fourth day of the month; four days