to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
the future; future prospects
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
real estate register; real property register
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
nurse (male or female); personal care attendant
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to intend; to be sure that
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
if you think about it; come to think of it
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
family physician; family doctor
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
tag; slip; label; sticker
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to discuss; to talk together
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
abuse; misuse; perversion
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
lying heavy on the stomach; being uneasily digested