to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
professional killer; hit man
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
(act of) violence; vicious crime; murder
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
self-deprecating; self-mocking
to spit out; to eject; to dump
world; society; people; the public
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
odds and ends; all; every
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
no!; no no!; no, not at all
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to say; to be called; to do
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
intelligence gathering; information gathering
chief; main; principal; important
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
since; henceforth; ever since
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice