to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
murder; killing; murderer
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
and yet; though; when; in spite of
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to subsist; to keep on living
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
consequence; outcome; result; blame
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard