single word; a few words; brief comment
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to some extent; to a certain extent
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to stiffen; to become stiff
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to recall; to remember; to recollect
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
speech and conduct; words and deeds
odds and ends; all; every
danger; peril; hazard; risk
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
I see; that's right; indeed
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple