drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
to get change back; to be more than enough
first-rate; finest quality; the best
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
to compel; to force; to oblige
to arrive home; to return
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
street at night; making a night journey
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
all-nighter; staying up all night
after staying up all night
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
direction of travel; direction of movement
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude