finish; completion; the end
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
cutting machine; cutter; (paper) guillotine
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
long-awaited; much-awaited
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
at that time; in those days
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to grimace; to make a wry face
index finger; forefinger; second toe
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
you could say; you might say; verging on the
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
being in tune (with each other); being on the same wavelength; being leaked (of information, secrets, etc.); (passing through) without hindrance; unobstructed
one of these days; someday; one day
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
master; teacher; stable master
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire