great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
misjudgment; misjudgement
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to make an appearance; to show up
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
to begin; to set about; to start
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
declaration; statement; proclamation
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
pride; boast; credit (to)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
by sheer strength; by brute force
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
disorder; chaos; confusion
to bring; to take; to bring about
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
just one person; only one
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; (lit.) fleeing is winning
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
remaining; left-over; excess
either way; in any case; one way or another
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
nothing but; none other than
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness