moat; fosse; canal; ditch
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to overdo; to do too much
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to look forward to something
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
chatter mark (machine tools)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge