house built on sand; house of cards
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
blood relationship; blood relative
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
please; somehow or other; one way or another
common name; popular name
to surround; to crowd around
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely