to mark the end; to spell the end
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
in the morning; during the morning
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
such ... as; or some such
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
priority; order of precedence
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
either way; in any case; one way or another
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
should do; ought to do; must do
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
much less; to say nothing of
reason; cause; circumstances
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)