to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
sending documents to a prosecutor; filing charges
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
originally; by nature; from the start
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
scale; scope; plan; structure
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
wintry mountain; mountain that is often climbed during the winter
to live through; to survive
to show up; to appear; to turn up
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
mountain climber; mountaineer
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
to lose one's way; to get lost
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
to accept; to receive; to agree
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)