worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
leader; central personage
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
party; set; gang; company; person
to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
system; organization; organisation; architecture
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
to lose contact with (someone); to stop communication with; to go missing; to disappear
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
abuse; misuse; perversion
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
to solicit; to demand; to extort
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to boil strongly; to be excited
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to take part in a conference
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear