cutting pliers; lineman's pliers; combination pliers
iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe
to smash down; to beat in
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
annotation; explanatory note; comment
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
study; library; den; home office; reading room
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
when it becomes; when it comes to
father; dad; husband; you; he
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
investment; contribution; financing
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to happen to hear; to overhear
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
one's possessions; ownership
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)