edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
upper half of the body; upper body
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
midwinter; dead of winter
to take someone's life; to kill someone
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
mousseline de laine; light woollen fabric; muslin de laine; delaine
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
new book; new publication
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
difference; variation; difference
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in