to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
contract; compact; agreement
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
new building; new construction
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
to nod in agreement; to nod in assent
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
intelligence network; information network
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
considerably; greatly; a lot
(within a) territory; domains
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness