to succeed to someone's post; to take someone's place; to take over someone's position; to step into someone's shoes
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
pending question; unresolved problem
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
since when; from when; how long
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
blank period; window period; interregnum
all night; throughout the night
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
impossible; unlikely; improbable
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
companion; company; tritagonist
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
illegitimate child; bastard; love child
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive