refining; refinement; smelting; training
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
rotation (of a post, role, etc.); taking turns
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
one day; (on) a certain day
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
I see; that's right; indeed
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist