to beat to death; to club to death; to kill
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
transactions; dealings; business
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
to lay aside; to set aside
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
and yet; though; when; in spite of
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
putting (a named suspect) on the wanted list
power; authority; jurisdiction
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
helper; assistant; help; assistance
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to keep away; to keep at a distance
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
sheathing a sword; returning a sword to its scabbard
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
cash bonus; reward; bounty
how much; how many; however
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom