to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
war situation; progress of a battle
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to spread; to be propagated
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
environment; circumstance
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
danger; peril; hazard; risk