to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
disclosure; exposure; revelation
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award
to remain married for life
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
family structure; family composition; family makeup
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
trivial; not amounting to much
way of speaking; intimation
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
feeling keenly; fully realizing
serious; severe; grave; acute
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
examiner; investigator; inquisitor; agent
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known