keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
foot; tootsie; tootsy; toddle; walk
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
opposite side; opposition
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
impossible; unlikely; improbable
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
just because; even if; even though
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
originally; by nature; from the start
(not) in any way; in no way; at all