difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
politeness; good manners; courtesy; etiquette
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
impossible; unlikely; improbable
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
really; truly; indeed; good grief
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago