wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
battlefield; battleground
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
true to one's name; living up to one's name
financial power; financial means; wealth
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
difficult to ...; hard to ...
in search of; in order to look for
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
in the future; another day; later
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound