to employ; to hire; to charter
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to strike; to hit; to give hell to
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; ceaseless
to talk on and on; to talk one's head off
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
outline; summary; gist; basic points
consistent; unchanging from beginning to end
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to creep about; to crawl around
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; nature (of something); character; kind
a little bit; a little while
getting nowhere; becoming uncontrollable; getting out of hand; remaining unsatisfied
fully armed; armed to the teeth
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
(car) turn signal; blinker; indicator
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle