pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
death penalty; capital punishment
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
neighbourhood; neighborhood
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
tall figure; high stature
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
virile; tough; masculine; intense
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to pull together with the hands; to adjust (e.g. one's collar); to arrange
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
salt and pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
bent back; hunchback; stoop
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing