to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
worst; worst-case (scenario)
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
last days; the end; one's fate
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo); zaire (currency of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
in succession; one by one
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
personal grudge; personal enmity
target group; target persons
to state; to express; to mention
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
after that; afterwards; thereafter
one way or the other; either way
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
double-stopping (string instr.); double-stop; multiphonics (e.g. wind instr.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
in order; in turn; one by one