compensation; equivalent value; consideration
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
worst-ever; history's worst
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
of course; certainly; naturally
ultimate; final; last; eventual
arrest; apprehension; capture
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
influenced (by); under an influence
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to spend time (on doing something)
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
administration; government; administrator; governor
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved