muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
accession to the throne; enthronement
to serve; to work for; to attend
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
be (that) as it may; having said that
peace talks; peace negotiations
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
death in battle; death on the battlefield
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
very interesting; of great interest
(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 discuss; to talk together
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
pointing out; identification
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
useless; vain; aimless; idle
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)