important; momentous; essential; principal; major
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
not a little; not a few; considerable
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
gambling den; gambling house
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
to be itching to do something
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
rate; late; rating; ranking
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to become pale; to turn pale
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
being on duty; person on duty
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
tasteless and odorless; bland
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
sleeping pill; sleep medication
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally