to be able to ...; can ...; to get; to acquire; to obtain
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
strangling (to death); strangulation
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
unfortunately; regrettably
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
means; way; method; measure
worthless thing; trivial thing
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
for example; for instance; e.g.
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
person standing watch; guard duty