unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
Ireland (country); Republic of Ireland; Éire; Ireland (island)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
most part; greater part; majority
monthly installment (instalment); monthly payment
refusing to see a visitor
daily food; regular diet; staple food
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
return; arriving home; conclusion; reduction
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
of long standing; long-pending; long-cherished; for years (past); over a period of years; for a long time
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
the other day; a few days ago
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
to grill again; to rebake; to rehash; to rework; to refurbish
to take on a role; to take part
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
just past noon; afternoon
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to make up for; to compensate for; to offset
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
the other evening; a few nights ago
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)