one of these days; someday; one day
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
abuse; misuse; perversion
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
floor above; floor upstairs
affectation; showiness; pretence
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
unfazed; stone-faced; unflinching; perfectly calm
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
great disturbance; great tumult; turmoil; wild uproar; pandemonium
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation