operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
while; even though; despite
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
deep emotion; strong feelings
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
wide turn; detour; the long way around
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
without; unless; have to do
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to throw at; to turn; to raise
how long; how far; how much
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot