reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
granted that; even if; even though
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
tort; illegal act; illegal activity; offence; offense
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to appease; to suppress; to calm
residence; housing; residential building
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
unaccounted-for expenditures
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
fuel expenses; cost of fuel
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
number one; first; best; most; game; round
household economy; housekeeping; homemaking
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride