(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
dullard (gen. from not picking up on other people's feelings)
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
side table; bedside table
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
Scotch; Scotch whisky; Scotch tweed
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer
stubborn person; obstinate person; pig-headed person
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
back door; tailgate; back door; back door (pitch)
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
world situation; world affairs
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
(punishment by) striking with fists
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
in succession; one after another