(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
Everyone is safe (all right)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
hearsay; learning by hearsay
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to look forward to something
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
behind; in the rear; in back
to get tired out; to be exhausted
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
horseplay; fooling around
to make sense; to be meaningful
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
remora; suckerfish; sharksucker (any fish of family Echeneidae); live sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates)