to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
increase and decrease; fluctuation
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
after the end (of something); post-
interview (e.g. for a job)
by mutual agreement; by mutual consent
selection; choice; picking out
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
library (usu. single-room); small library
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
gag order; gag rule; gag law
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
performing without rehearsal
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase