unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
quick work; (clever) feat
restraining (someone); restraint
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to care for someone; to look after someone
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
principal (e.g. in a loan)
government service; the bureaucracy
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne