residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to employ; to hire; to charter
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
how; in what way; how about
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
one's best interests; one's own good
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
villain; baddie; the villain's part
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
such; this sort of; like this
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)