bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
assertion; declaration; affirmation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
taking; accepting; receipt; leaving; departure; withdrawal
bundle of banknotes; stack of bills; large sum of money
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
to glare at each other; to confront each other
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
war; fighting; fierce competition
likely loss; probable defeat
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
7th day of the month; seven days
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
decapitation; decapitated head
to stick it out (until the end)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
(human) embodiment (of); incarnation (of)
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
whispering into a person's ear