to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
using the strongest words possible; scathingly (criticize, deride, etc.); (praise) to the skies; in the highest possible terms
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
middle of the night; dead of night; midnight
wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; noisy; uproarious; clamorous
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
quietly; slowly; gracefully
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
resignation; seventy years of age
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
this family; our family; this house; we
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
magical; sorcerous; supernatural
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
yoke; constraints; oppression
sons and daughters; children; girl
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
to be dispersed; to get separated
to kill (one's master, king, father, etc.); to murder; to assassinate
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
silver powder; white sand
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
final farewell (in this life)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access