declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
total; totalling; adding up; comprehensive; all-inclusive; all-encompassing
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
sweeping sideways; mowing down
shithead; bastard; fucking; bloody; damned
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)