to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
to grimace; to make a wry face
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
witnessing; observing; sighting
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
person concerned; interested party; related party
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
to give; to do (something) for
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
an issue being settled; a case being closed
immediately; right away; on the spot
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
spouse; wife; husband; partner
companion; partner; spouse
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
this world; this life; world of the living
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to remain married for life
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now