to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
spine; backbone; spinal column
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
this family; we; this house
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
habit of idleness (laziness); indolence
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
preferential treatment; privilege; favor; benefit; incentive
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
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
exceptional measures; measures for exceptional cases; preferential measure
strapped for cash; hard up
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
releasing without indictment
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
offender; criminal; culprit