to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
keypunch; card punching machine
number of persons; personnel
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
on the occasion of; at the time of
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
the place for; the time for; the level of
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to take back; to recapture
putting out the light; switching off the light
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead
same kind (race); homogeneousness
to concern; to be related
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person