sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
instead; but (on the other hand)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
amount of money; sum of money
inside the encampment; within the camp
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to come to one's senses; to calm down
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to tighten; to press hard
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
to carry out one's mission
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
sympathy; compassion; pity
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd