taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
some people; a few people; several people
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to offer a (monetary) prize
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter