severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
after that; afterwards; thereafter
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
(social) class; rank; grade
alone; by oneself; on one's own
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
periodic; regular; routine
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
to collect; to assemble; to gather
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to be silent; to say nothing