permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
I owe you; I owe you one; I owe you a favor
of course; certainly; naturally
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
because of; owing to; due to
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
everything; anything; nothing
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
second day of the month; two days
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
group action; collective behavior; collective behaviour; acting as a group
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
verbal message; word (from someone)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
southern part; the south (of a region)
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
to express (in words); to confess
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
god's majesty; god's authority; might of Heaven
power; authority; influence
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate