silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
old friend; familiar face
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
diagnosis; medical examination
age 16 (of a girl); pubescence; age 64 (of a man); breaking of the hymen (during sex); female defloration
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
lack of harmony; lack of balance; lack of coordination; ataxia
sense of loss; feeling of loss
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
Gothic novel; supernatural horror novel
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
staying behind; remaining; residual
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
short pause; short interval
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (a letter) till called for
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
indulgence (in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
as one had hoped; as one wishes
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down