to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
savage; wild; unruly; to behave roughly; to get wild
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
(clenched) fist; knuckles
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
free speech; freedom of speech
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
hitting endlessly; beating up comprehensively
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
to get angry; to get mad; to be angular; to be square
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
single cell; simple-minded; one-track-minded
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
at least; at most; (even) just
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; to sugarcoat; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
memory; ability to remember
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate