to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
release; liberation; acquittal
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
society; the world; the times
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
trouble; bother; annoyance
cosmopolitan (international) way of thinking; feeling for the wider world
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to take (be in) charge of
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still