tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
equipment; fixtures; furnishings; fittings; furniture; supplies
compensation; indemnification; reparation; restitution; recompense
duty; obligation; responsibility
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
to speak; to hear a voice
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
shopping; purchased goods
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
all year round; all the time; year in and year out