malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
opinion; point of view; visual point
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
client list; customer list
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
favorite; favourite; habitually used
two (long cylindrical things)
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
specialization; specialisation
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
results; record; grades; marks
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
in the morning; during the morning
morning; forenoon; just before noon
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
partly open; in half bloom
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up