to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
(not) the slightest bit; (not) the least; (not) at all
outside of; not covered by
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
long-term resident; fixed domicile resident; permanent resident
negotiations; discussions; connection
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
funeral; burial; condolence
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
long ago; a long time ago; already
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
without; unless; have to do
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself