function; facility; faculty; feature
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to discuss; to talk together
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
self-justification; excuse
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
even though; despite; when
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
true character; real nature
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever