selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
two by two; by twos; as a couple
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
left side; left-hand side
living up to one's reputation
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
even more; still more; further
early (days); initial stage; initial
computer output microfilm system; COM
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
influenced (by); under an influence
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this