to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
very bad condition; awful state; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
district; section; sector
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
some prefer nettles; there's no accounting for taste; every man to his taste
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
son of a bitch; piece of shit
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
circulation; dissemination
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
true state; actual condition; reality
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
carving knife; butcher's knife; cleaver; meat chopper