nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
honest; trustworthy; upright; sincere
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
minor offense; minor offence; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
housing facility; detention facility; internment camp; prisoner-of-war camp; concentration camp; refugee camp
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
fuck you!; don't fuck with me!; don't fuck around!; don't be a screw off!
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
dangerous element; person who poses a high risk
one's sister-in-law; stepsister (elder)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
(in) her way; peculiar to her
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
correction; revision; rectification
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong