listening device; bug; wiretap
optimism; taking an optimistic view
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
majority group (party, faction)
justifiable; warranted; reasonable
alert status; emergency alert
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
classical school or style (e.g. of music, baseball pitching, etc.); orthodox school; authentic style; purist; follower of the orthodox school
occupational ability; function; role
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
person with low tastes; uncultured person; worldly person; ordinary person (who has not entered the priesthood); layperson; layman
ghost; monster; demon; phantom; apparition
yin-yang diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to gain strength; to have energy
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
to understand from experience
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
stealthy steps; soft steps
to jump up and down; to hop
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
living in a group; communal living; community life