hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to toady; to be obsequious
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
that is to say; so that means
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
had better ...; had better not ...
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
general contractor; main contractor; major construction company
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
postwar period; period after Second World War
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant