impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
thereupon; shortly thereafter
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
guardian; protector; patron; parent
going to and fro; back and forth
first-rate; finest quality; the best
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)