establishment; settlement
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
assertion; declaration; affirmation
and so; therefore; for that reason
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
cheap article; poor quality article
instead; but (on the other hand)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
society; public; community; social studies
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
clip-clop; clippety-clop; clamshell cellphone; flip cellphone
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
This isn't over; I will get my revenge
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater