to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
reopening; resumption; restarting
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
mechanism; organization; organisation
repellent force; resiliency; elasticity
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
personal; individual; private
property; fortune; means; assets
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
difficult to ...; hard to ...
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
absolutely; positively; decidedly