to kill; to choke the life out of
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
honest; trustworthy; upright; sincere
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
forcibly; by force; against one's will
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
exit; way out; outlet; vent
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away