strict; close; precise; scrupulous
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
control; management (e.g. of a business)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to be photographed; to be projected
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
care; precaution; guarding; caution
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to be surprised; to be astonished
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible