frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
being deeply in debt; being up to one's ears in debt
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
because of; owing to; due to
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
separate case; another matter
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
semibasement; semi-basement
fresh verdure; new green leaves
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to crouch; to squat; to cower
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush