scene of the crime (offense, offence)
to lean against; to set against
silence; stillness; quietness
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
deep regret; great sorrow; bitter grief
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
chain; series; connection; linkage
suffering (as a result of maltreatment)
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
(opening of a) wound; cut
to fly apart; to tower over; to be out of the ordinary
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to make a living; to earn a livelihood
riding beast (other than a horse); cavalry beast
average; ordinary; normal
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
try one's best; all-out effort; strenuous efforts
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
being good at cooking; good cook
to be accustomed to; to be used to; to argue into silence; to talk down
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to become fully formed; to take proper shape
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal