to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
liquor-soaked; continuous drinking; daily drinking; binge drinking
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
leader; central personage
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
party; set; gang; company; person
by sheer strength; by brute force
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
system; organization; organisation; architecture
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
to lose contact with (someone); to stop communication with; to go missing; to disappear
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
abuse; misuse; perversion
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
to solicit; to demand; to extort
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to boil strongly; to be excited
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to take part in a conference