weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
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
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; 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
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
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)
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
classification; categorization; sorting
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
borrowing without returning
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
dozens; scores of; decades
snugly; cosily; compactly
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
space; interval; space character; whitespace
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu