to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
directly opposite; right in front
what do you want?; can I help you?
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
extended leave; long vacation
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
disloyal retainer; treacherous subject
self-righteousness; self-justified
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
switching over to; migration; transition
entire world; whole world; world stage
general idea; concept; notion
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
pochette; pouch (usu. hung from the shoulder by a long cord)
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)