anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
resignation; acceptance; consolation
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
asking or putting a question; questioning
as (for); for; in the capacity of
blunder; slip; error; error
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
pair; the two; both persons; both things
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
intelligence gathering; information gathering
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
to look forward to something
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
unless one ...; if one does not ...
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to be too numerous; to be too much