good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
control; management; supervision
no medical treatment having proved effective
killing with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); slaying; putting to the sword
ratification; confirmation
to make a (government) grant; to release (a criminal)
(monetary) present to a person in distress; condolence money; gift of money in token of one's sympathy; solatium
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
knob; handle; catch; patron
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
enlightenment; spiritual awakening; reaching one's peak (as a performer, etc.); reaching the highest echelons; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight
pointing out errors; correction; critique
detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation
interstage; inter-section; column space
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
to be trustworthy; to be credible; to be believable
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
incident involving the taking of hostages; hostage situation
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
the five viscera and the six internal organs; inside one's body; in one's heart
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
various countries; several countries
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
first generation; founder
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
usage; way to use; utilization
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
(divine) revelation; divine oracle