to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
affected part; diseased part; wound
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
inscrutable; incomprehensible
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
every single word and phrase; word by word
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
recitation; reciting from memory
clear; precise; definite; distinct
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
although I say; although one might say; although called
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)