laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
breaking off short (in one's speech); rendered speechless for a moment
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
if you think about it; come to think of it
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
registration; accession; register; entry; record
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
level; standard; water level
to need; to demand; to take; to require
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
egg dishes; food prepared with eggs
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
having not the slightest idea
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
to be too numerous; to be too much
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
high flame (cooking); high heat; strong heat
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)