to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
life; living; I; me; student
almost; roughly; approximately
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
decisive; resolute; drastic
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
whatever (the case may be)
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
-less; lacking; non-existing
devil; evil spirit; genie
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
outer space; void of space