to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
it's probably so; it stands to reason
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
complete; whole; perfect; safe
letter; missive; note; mail
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
extremely dangerous; full of peril
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
hard to reach place; remote place
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
in the end; at the end of the day
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to prostrate oneself before
calculation; self-interest; selfishness