housing district; residential district
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to get between; to be caught in
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
medicine; drug; chemical agent (e.g. pesticide, bleach, lubricant); chemical
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
to be itching to put one's skills to use
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to be too numerous; to be too much
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
listening device; bug; wiretap
genuine; authentic; true; real
guidance; direction; leading; guidance of juveniles to prevent delinquency; taking into custody (esp. of minors) for their protection
experience; history; record; career
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
in the same way as; just like
neat and clean; tidy; trim
to have an eye on; to zero in on
manager; administrator; landlord; root (user)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge