three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
in case of; at that time; at this time
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
anything and everything; just about everything
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
to write down; to record; to register
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
rather; sooner; preferably
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
number of times; frequency; count
overlooking; turning a blind eye