sacred profession; holy orders; vocation; ministry
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to head home; to leave for home
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to have troubles; to have concerns
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
to boost; to force up; to push up
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
pure heart; naivete; innocence
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
referral fee; introduction fee
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
to be able to ...; can ...; to get; to acquire; to obtain
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
sender; consignor; remitter
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
demand note; dunning letter (note)