silver utensil; silverware
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)
insurance; guarantee; warranty
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
common people; ordinary people; masses
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
huge (fortune); immense (wealth)
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
clearing one's name; redeeming oneself; restoring one's honor
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
(in the same way) as before; as always
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
like this; in this way; as you see
serious wound; serious injury
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
to become hoarse; to become husky
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
to hand (over); to deliver in person
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely