duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
innumerable; countless; numberless
just one person; only one
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
there being no use in arguing (about it)
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
since when; from when; how long
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
meeting; greeting; welcome
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
supreme; greatest; highest; best
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
repentance; confession; penitence
at least; at most; (even) just
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time