to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
very interesting; of great interest
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
single word; a few words; brief comment
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
deep emotion; strong feelings
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to step over or across; to overcome
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
process; course; mechanism
underground organization; underground organisation
small change; coins; small sum of money
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
event; phenomenon; matter
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish