composite; combined; complex
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
just a minute; small quantity
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunately that ...
to be too late (to be of use)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to make a pass at; to hit on; to call out to (in an attempt to seduce)
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
job; work; duties; trade; skill
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
decrease; reduction; decline
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work