probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
(essential) utilities; lifeline
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
repair work; renovation work; restoration work
mass; quality and quantity
to kill by burning to death
cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
one act (of a play); scene; event
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
hospital gown; patient gown
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
health; healthy; sound; fit
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
signature phrase; signature saying; closing spiel; surefire line; catchphrase
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
first-class goods; A-grade product
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
good family; respectable family; decent family
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes