complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
a great variety of; diversity
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
to be damaged; to receive damage
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
at once; there and then; immediately
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to drink a bitter cup; to have a bitter experience; to suffer a defeat
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
long (time that has passed); old (story)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
rampancy; prevalence; domination
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
with a start; with a jump
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned