beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!
grey moustache; gray mustache; white beard
to leave it as is; to leave it at that; to let it be; to stop with something
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
go-between; intermediary; mediator
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to buy a replacement; to replace (with a new purchase)
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
characteristic; (distinctive) feature; peculiarity; spot color; spot colour
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
based on; on the basis of
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to cultivate a better understanding
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
receiving an electric shock
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
(already) known; established
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
asymmetry; dissymmetry; unsymmetry
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
dual role (in a film, play, etc.); double role
childish; childlike; immature; infantile
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
personality; character; individuality; personhood
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift