surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to look down on; to make light of
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
defense; defence; protection
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
professional killer; hit man
very young; little; childish; immature
sincere; earnest; serious
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
how; in what way; in what manner
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be scared (of); to be frightened (by); to be intimidated (by)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
preventing recurrence (of); preventing from happening again
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied