treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
new product; new line (of products)
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to palm off; to force a sale
good; goodness; right; virtue
returned goods; returning purchased goods
blankety-blank; bleep; yada yada; xxx
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to loiter around; to wander about
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
everything; anything; nothing
brimming with youthful enthusiasm; in high spirits; raring to go; overflowing with youthful energy; acting all cute and charged up
stupid girl; stupid woman
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
although I say; although one might say; although called
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to calm; to soothe; to quiet; to appease
warp; curvature; curve; arch
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock