for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
in the end; at the end of the day
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
to take someone's life; to kill someone
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
wife and children; (arch.) wife
to ignore (a fault, misstep, issue, etc.); to disregard; to overlook; to pass over; to let go unquestioned
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
disadvantageous; long (odds)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
moderate; proper; just right
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
feeling good; feeling pleasant
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
to appear all together; to be all present
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion