settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
passing through without stopping; passing by
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
dividing into four; quartering
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
intimacy; affection; familiarity
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
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
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; eye poke (in combat sports); eye-gouging