but; however; although; though
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
author; writer; novelist; artist
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to hate each other; to hate mutually
to devour; to bite to death
choice; selection; option
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
geometric progression; proliferation; multiplying like rats
to loiter around; to wander about
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)