headquarters; head office; main office
unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
while; during (the time when)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
unexpected meeting; coincidence
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
creak; squeak; creaking sound
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
victim; injured party; sufferer
feeling a sudden chill; feeling a shiver; feeling sudden surprise (fright, horror, etc.); shuddering
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
indicate reason; infers some protest
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap