second (unit of time); arc second
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
near; close; beside; third person
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
-less; lacking; non-existing
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
shady; underhanded; questionable
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to send or direct a person to
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
with a clink (click, clack)
to harm; to cause harm to
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
reading too much into (what ... says)
suggestion; hint; implication
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
not necessarily so; is not always true
(non-documentary) television series; teledrama; television drama; television play; video drama
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
each place; various places