ten to one; nine cases out of ten
execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks
detention (usu. during investigation); imprisonment; poundage; custody
contrast medium; radiopaque substance
image; figure; figure; form; image
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
incision; operation; section
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
troublesome; annoying; complicated
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
prognosis; aftereffects; recuperation; convalescence
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb