for many days; for several days
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; (railway) truck; bogie; flatcar
mid-air breakage or disintegration
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
fine; minute; detailed; meticulous; precise
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
innermost depths of one's heart
maiden flight (e.g. of an aircraft)
rather; sooner; preferably
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
route for a date; course of activities for dating couples
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
since then; only that (much); the way things were left
being interested in somebody (only) for sex
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
one's possessions; ownership
improved version; revised edition; refinement
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
physical culture; bodybuilding (body development, not necessarily weightlifting)
trial product; prototype model
long; drawn-out; very long
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
allotment; quota; payment in installments; payment in instalments; hire-purchase
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to bawl; to cry; to scream
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
trauma (usu. psychological)
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work