being struck mad by love; blind love
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
robbery; robbery case; burglary
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
cinch; pushover; easy matter; light snack; cake served with tea
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
incident; affair; happening; event
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
living room (Western style); sitting room
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
floating (e.g. in air, water); floatation; buoyancy; buoying up (e.g. economy)
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
ninth day of the month; nine days
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
palatial residence; stately mansion
wealthy person; millionaire