to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to be troublesome; to require the aid and labour of others
safety; welfare; well-being
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
curing (meat, etc.); preservative treatment
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
(political) power; authority; influence
arbitration; intercession; mediation
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
exploitation; overuse; abuse
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
fire chief's car; command vehicle
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
victim; injured party; sufferer