occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
method of operation; operating procedure
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
reduction by half; halving
to run around; to bustle about
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
complete bed rest; complete rest and quiet
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
to fill (a glass) with water
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
first world problem; good problem to have
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
to mix (e.g. water with flour); to dissolve (salt in water, paint, etc.); to scramble (eggs); to stir; to melt; to liquefy