dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
not yet known; unknown; strange
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
to be itching to put one's skills to use
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
notice; attention; observation
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
assertion; declaration; affirmation
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
expression; presentation; representation; notation
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)