exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
currying favour; sucking up; being anxious to please; bootlicker
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand