professor; teaching; instruction
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
fruit knife; paring knife
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to wring the neck; to strangle
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
stabbing to death; putting out
strangulation; strangling
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
honor; honour; credit; prestige
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
that day; the very same day
to lose one's footing; to slip