to send or direct a person to
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to thrust before; to thrust at
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
discipline; training; teaching manners
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
this occasion; at this time; now
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
to be captivated (visually)
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
will not do; do not; does not
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
feminine features; having a girl's face (for a man); girly face
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
ability; capability; skill
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
branch manager; manager of a branch office
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to concern; to be related