family; relatives; dependents; household
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
in proportion to; according to; depending on
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
choice; selection; option
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
else; in addition; besides
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response