house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
originally; by nature; from the start
marriage fraud; fake marriage
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
victim; injured party; sufferer
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
function; facility; faculty; feature
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
flight; desertion; escape
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough