brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
individual; one by one; separate; each
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
other than; excluding; without
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to take off one's glasses
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
gem; jewel; precious stone
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
training (animals); breaking (animals)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual