to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
to make one's rounds; to patrol
guard; security guard; security officer
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to ascend; to go up; to climb
to jump from one thing to another
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
is something that; is that which
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
specialization; specialisation
with a momentary flash of light
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
magic; sorcery; incantation
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
the right person in the right place
to have (something) innate; to be born with
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
one-by-one; separately; in detail
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
chastity; virtue; fidelity
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
with a bang; with a bam; with a wham
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely