construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
first meeting; first interview with
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
boohoo; boo hoo; wow; huh; mythical monster that suddenly shouts "uwan", surprising passersby in the night
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
(not) even once; (not) ever
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
all present; all concerned; all of us
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
scene; spectacle; sight; view
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)