stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
final; eventual; ultimate
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
beginning of autumn; beginning of fall
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
senior; elder; person older than oneself
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
It's a piece of cake; It's a simple task; It's a cinch
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence