to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
tattling; telling on (someone)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
distant look; faraway look
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
originally; by nature; from the start
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere