to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
interior; inside; internal
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to get slightly dirty (all over)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
much less; to say nothing of
to erase all trace of something
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
sealing (away); containment; suppression; seal; place where something is sealed; seam (of an envelope)
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
to arrest; to capture; to seize
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
recommendation; referral; endorsement
inscrutable; incomprehensible
manners; courtesy; etiquette
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
to make merry; to be festive
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)