heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
head; brains; intellect; understanding
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
check (against); collation (with); comparison; verification
distinction; discrimination; discernment; identification
to push (something) against
door; gate; opening; title page
lock; lock (in rugby); lock forward
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
business; work; operations; service; duties
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance