about; concerning; related to; -ish
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
every person; each one; everybody
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
dissidents; troublemakers; disturbing elements
short circuit; short; illogical jump; drawing a hasty inference (between two events); jumping to conclusions
thought; consideration; thinking
sad to say; how sad; alas
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
without trouble; easily; readily
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to lose one's senses (over); to be out of one's mind (over); to be completely captivated (by); to be smitten; to be engrossed (in)
good old wife; one's wife of many years
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
battlefield; battleground
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
excellent answer; clever answer
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
a little bit; a little while
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
to make out with; to make cozy with (cosy); to do at one's own discretion
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening