severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to leave to one's imagination
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
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
hair (on the head); (a) hair
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
chillingly; shiveringly; with goosebumps; uncomfortably; restlessly
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
unreasonable; absurd; irrational; very
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to go down in history; to remain in history
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
intermission (between acts); interlude
hope; white hope; person of promise
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
25th day of the month; 25 days
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
police station with jurisdiction for a precinct, etc.; competent police station
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
having great hopes for (someone's future); expecting much of; pinning one's hopes on
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
newspaper story (article, account)
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
degree of attention; profile