to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day; sports festival
parents' observation day (at school); parents' visiting day; open day
to smile (at); to grin (at)
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
big problem; major issue; big controversy
to boil up; to seethe; to get excited; to be in an uproar
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
question of where responsibility lies; issue of where liability lies; question of who is responsible
to try all possible means
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to sniff out; to get wind of
in the hospital; hospitalized
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
refusing visitors (esp. in a hospital); not allowing visitors
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all living creatures
boy raised by wolves; boy who cried wolf
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
wasteful spending; lavish spending; dissipation
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
detective agency; enquiry agency
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
one's person; around one's person
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
having gone too far to turn back
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious