neck; head; dismissal; discharge
kindness; intimacy; friendship
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
treatment (of a person); dealing with
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
person given as a reference; witness; potential suspect; person of interest; witness
to become distant; to recede
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
understanding person; supporter
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
power; authority; influence
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
study; pursuit of knowledge
meanwhile; in the meantime
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
clearly; distinctly; vividly
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit