to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
both (people); the two of them
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
murder; killing; murderer
surrounding at a distance
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength
superiority; predominance
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
just because; even if; even though
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
classification; categorization; sorting
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
to move out (of); to leave; to vacate
borrowing without returning