exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to choke; to have trouble breathing
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
submersion; inundation; being flooded
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
few decades; many decades; several decades
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to lend an ear to; to listen to
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
dull sound; muffled sound
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
piling shame on top of shame
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
circulation of the blood; apprehension
to result in death; to lead to death; to be linked with death