bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
rehabilitation facilities; halfway house
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
moving; touching; stirring
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
matrimonial happiness; happy marriage
death rate; mortality rate
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
to eat too much; to overeat
grade; class; degree; magnitude
black hair; black-haired horse
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
grey appearance after shaving one's beard; five o'clock shadow; stubble; use of blue pigment to indicate a character has shaved
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
Luan; Rouen (France); Rouyn (Canada)
irregular employment; non-fulltime employment; non-regular; irregular; subnormal (number); denormal
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
ancient times; prehistoric times
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
unreasonable; absurd; irrational; very
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
commander-in-chief; generalissimo
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to have a reason; to have an excuse
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
face-to-face talk; direct communication; direct dialogue; direct talk