champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to drink up; to drain (cup)
fair and square; open and aboveboard
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout