to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
other than; excluding; without
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
group; party; team; squad; section
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
head of a family; patriarch; matriarch
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
from the beginning; from scratch
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to come to one's senses; to calm down
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
in one's own way or style