to say; to tell; to state; to do
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
disclosure; exposure; revelation
personal (employee); employed; retained
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
control; management (e.g. of a business)
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
investment; contribution; financing
mockery; derision; ridicule
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
up until now; as recently as the present
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
(social) class; rank; grade
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
embodiment; realization; materialization
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo