to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
outside one's jurisdiction
exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities
personal feelings; self-interest
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
business hours; opening hours; office hours
guard; security (officer); guardsman
true state; actual condition; reality
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
high-quality goods; choice goods
I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
bank robbery; bank robber
(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
account book; register; ledger
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
call; summons; convening; convocation
half-wit; fool; simpleton
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
in operation (of a machine, especially security cameras); in use; in action
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
security firm; security company
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
covering used to wrap a baby
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought