to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
postoperative; after surgery
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
training (esp. in-service); induction course
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
having a crush on someone; flushing
in a little bit; after a short while
last night; yesterday evening
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
beginning; outset; first; onset
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
the other day; recently; this time; on this occasion