to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
good family; respectable family; decent family
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
to employ; to hire; to charter
shady; underhanded; questionable
safety myth; myth that something is completely safe (e.g. nuclear plant); safety dogma
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to raise one's voice; to shout
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
whispered conversation; whispering
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
how; in what way; how about; questionable
(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
trouble; bother; annoyance
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed