to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
torture to death; torment to death
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
murder for pleasure; lust murder
eighth day of the month; eight days
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
state-run; state-managed; established by a state in a federal system (e.g. US, Australia, India, etc.)
infrared rays; infrared radiation
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
less than ...; smaller ...
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
escape hatch; escape door
before the gate; in front of the gate
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
preliminary arrangements; spade work
higher rank; better position
newcomer; initiate; rookie
defeating in an instant; instant kill
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
to discuss; to talk together
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery