emergency; extraordinary; unusual
in spite of; regardless of
official announcement; proclamation
cannot be helped; unavoidable
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
exposure to wind; severe criticism
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
even though; despite; when
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
financial world; business circles
question; inquiry; enquiry
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
to affect; to impact; to influence