transactions; dealings; business
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
to invite in; to show someone in
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
instead; but (on the other hand)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
grandfather; male senior-citizen
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to add (to); to add on; to append
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
nod; inclination of the head
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with