claws and fangs; claws and tusks; clutches; devious design; pawn; stooge
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
complicated and mysterious
to finish reading; to read through
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
roguelike (genre of computer game with typically ASCII graphics)
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
businesslike; professional
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
just the other day; quite recently
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
going unsolved; remaining unanswered
breathing of a sleeping person
abstinence; self-control; celibacy; abnegation; asceticism
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
sound of bubbles (or other small objects) being popped; lumpy sensation (e.g. of food); little bits; small grains
with a single blow; with one stroke
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
utmost limit; extremity; result