to flare up; to fly into a rage
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
no!; no no!; no, not at all
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
group; party; team; squad; section
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
joint together; opposite; facing
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
(another's) daughter; young lady
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
at first; in the beginning; originally
difficult to ...; hard to ...
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
front; frontage; facade; main
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on