arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
fitting (electrical equipment); wiring
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
like this; this sort; this way
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
newspaper story (article, account)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
what kind of; what sort of; what
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
throwing stones; slingshot; sling
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
drunkenness; intoxication
number of articles; number of items; quantity
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
to put on (clothing, esp. new)
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
dose; installment; instalment
being left out; being excluded; being ostracized
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
the heat of food just after cooking
feeling of calmness and relaxation
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun