to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
serious criminal; heinous criminal
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
evil spirit; demon; devil
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
base; basis; bedrock; platform
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
assembling a criminal case
striking; remarkable; considerable
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
one's view of life and death; attitude toward living and dying
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
head over heels; headlong; head first
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
volunteer activities; volunteerism
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular