having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
go that far; to that extent
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
what's what; heads or tails
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
control; management (e.g. of a business)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick