to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
cookware; cooking utensil
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
everyday life; daily life
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
independence; self-reliance
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to be factually incorrect; to differ from the actual facts; to not be the case