to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
reason; cause; circumstances
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to fight against; to oppose; to face
what's what; heads or tails
to burst (open); to break; to split
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to come back; to return; to recur
internal conditions; true state of affairs
murder; killing; murderer
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to check; to stop; to keep back
to give a true account; to give a graphic account
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
just because; even if; even though
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
with these words; while saying
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
office hours; business hours; working hours
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front