I have nothing to do with it
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
you could say; you might say; verging on the
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
person concerned; interested party; related party
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to think too much; to be over-concerned
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to be mature and kind; to be well-balanced; to be a good person
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
bitter liquid; (fig.) bitter experience
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to lead someone around by the nose
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use