to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
hearsay; learning by hearsay
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
good; goodness; right; virtue
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to live through; to survive
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
anecdote; brief (comic) story
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to perfect; to detail; to polish; (arch.) to make (inside something)
to mix; to stir; to blend
though one didn't intend (expect) to
female high-school student
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to beat to death; to kill
criminal nature; criminality
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever