whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
since; henceforth; ever since
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
from now; from this moment; henceforth
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
hanging garden; hanging gardens
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
prohibition; inhibition; ban
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
airborne (troops, operation, etc.)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
several hundred; hundreds (of)