risky; dangerous; insecure
wooden building; wooden architecture
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
dividing into four; quartering
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to complain; to make a complaint
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal
sale; sales; selling; marketing
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
(Judeo-Christian) Sabbath
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
physical work; manual labour (labor)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)