reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
safety; welfare; well-being
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
somehow; for some reason or other
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
reason; cause; circumstances
around the clock; day and night
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to shut in; to confine; to contain
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
perception; sensing; noticing
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
that's the way it is; such is life
being too late; losing one's final chance
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to happen to meet; to come across
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to jump up and down; to hop
right beside; close to; nearby
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
deadpan face; expressionless white face; po-faced
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)