clearing of accounts; evening-up of accounts; liquidation
to stick in one's throat; to choke on something
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
child with a (physical or mental) disability; disabled child
we are innocent until proven guilty; suspicion alone is not grounds for punishment; in dubio pro reo
night table; bedside table
to figure out; to get an idea
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
to be formal; to be ceremonious; to stand on ceremony
as you can imagine; as you might guess
better than none at all; better than nothing
standard of conduct; code of behavior; moral code; culture (of an organization)
to well up; to burst; to arise
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
to come to nothing; to be wasted; to fall through; to end without result
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
addition; appendix; supplement; postscript
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
exemplification; illustration; example
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to cross the line; to go too far
I owe you; I owe you one; I owe you a favor
to wither (esp. plants as winter draws near); to fade; to shrivel; to pass one's prime; to start deteriorating; to begin to decline
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to leave to take its own course; to let a matter take care of itself
to grow in severity; to grow increasingly severe
hydrocyanic acid; prussic acid; hydrogen cyanide
to poke each other; to jab each other
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully