bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
code name (of a product under development)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification
persistence; single-mindedness
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
duty; obligation; responsibility
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
conviction; belief; confidence
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to redeem (from sin); to save
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
not yet known; unknown; strange
heart; guts; nerve; central part
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to tighten; to press hard
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
reopening; resumption; restarting