to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
police; police officer; police station
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
wound; injury; accident; assault; inflicting bodily injury
guidance; protective custody
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); (fig.) to come to an end
entreaty; appeal; petition
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
private tutor; coach; governess
female university student; female college student
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to keep (a person) waiting
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store