down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
important post; important office; key position
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
the same kind; accomplice; partner
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
fear; dread; fright; willies
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
to incur someone's enmity
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to mix; to stir; to blend
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
right behind; just behind; directly behind
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply