to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
(police) detective; criminal matter
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
meow; miaow; cat; kitty; pussy cat
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
older employee who does not have much actual work
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
child (esp. one of elementary school age or younger)
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
living; lifestyle; living room
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
magazine; journal; periodical
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
science fiction; sci-fi; SF