improvement of one's constitution; reformation
isn't it obvious?; that's common sense
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
capable of anything; liable to do
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to put it in an extreme way; to put it in extreme terms
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
(written) contract; agreement
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to be injured; to sustain a wound
true character; true heart; true spirit
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
sailor suit; middy uniform
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to forget to say; to forget to mention
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
noninterference; nonintervention
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter