tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to spend time (on doing something)
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
recuperation; medical treatment
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
bed of nails; bed of thorns; bed of needles
as expected; as predicted
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
such; like that; in that way
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
that is to say; so that means
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify