to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
to not believe one's ears
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
serious crime; grave crime
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
taking into consideration; making allowances
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to lend an ear to; to listen to
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
trial; judgement; judgment
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
fifth day of the month; five days
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum