absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
with these words; while saying
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
office hours; business hours; working hours
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
deterrent effect; chilling effect; restraining effect
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to command; to order; to tell (to do); to appoint (to the post of)
safety zone; traffic island
fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to ask for too much; to expect too much
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to brave a danger; to take a risk
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
rather than; more ... than ...
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)