to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
alone; unaided; away from home
armed forces; military; troops
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
collective responsibility; joint liability
settlement; solution; resolution
to approach; to draw near
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
polite; respectful; reverent
that day; the very same day
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to lose contact
center; centre; metropolis