wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
that's the way it is; such is life
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
much less; to say nothing of
(political) power; authority; influence
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
impossible; unlikely; improbable
festival; feast; carnival
playhouse; theatre; theater
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
midsummer feast; summer solstice celebration; St John's day
common people; ordinary people; masses
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
(hand) towel; handkerchief
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to stiffen; to become stiff