several times; several degrees
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to knock down the price of; to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
tender winner; successful bidder; contract awardee
each; (arch.) you (plural)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
pack of lies; complete fabrication
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
This isn't over; I will get my revenge
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
with a start; with a jump
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to put into effect; to put into practice
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to exaggerate; to embellish (a story, rumor, etc.)
to be a matter of life or death
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person