care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
secret; private; surreptitious
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
all over; all over the place; everywhere
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
body; physique; build; stature
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
standing at attention; standing stiffly upright
right beside; close to; nearby
conviction; belief; confidence
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
being concerned about or mindful of
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
contraceptive; birth control drug
pregnancy; conception; gestation
accelerating agent; stimulating agent; accelerant
name of a drug or medicine
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)