to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
permission; approval; authorization; license
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
about when; about what time; how soon
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
compliments; civilities; hospitality; special treatment; bill (at a restaurant); check
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
listening device; bug; wiretap
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
pulling down one's lower eyelid and sticking out one's tongue (as a taunt or gesture of contempt or rejection); no way!; no!; get lost!
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)