without cause; without reason
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to threaten; to make threats
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
to investigate; to examine
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
unless one ...; if one does not ...
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
contact; touch; contact lens
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
principal (e.g. in a loan)
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
to await; to wait for; to expect
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)