to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to thrust down; to push off
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
acceleration; speeding up
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
second day of the month; two days
office building; office complex
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
touting; tout; barker; pander
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
(department) store; (department) stores
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
turning to the left; left turn