end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to encamp; to take up positions
pair; the two; both persons; both things
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
pride; dignity; self-respect
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
grandfather; male senior-citizen
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about