dwelling; house; residence; living; life
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
real estate tax; fixed assets tax; property tax; rates
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
few decades; many decades; several decades
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
this for sure; certainly is
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
return; relapse; recurrence
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
light; right; right field; right fielder
combustibility; inflammability; combustible; inflammable
short distance; short range; short-haul
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
infants; babies and very young children
to cause a person trouble
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
condition; state (of health); appearance
no medical treatment having proved effective
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
historic; historical; traditional
transcendence; excellence; superiority
to be too late; to be too slow