called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
hot topic; talk of the town
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
notice; attention; observation
to gather; to collect; to assemble
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
school festival; campus festival
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
how; in what way; by what means
offender; criminal; culprit
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
guess; speculation; supposition
to spread; to be propagated
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal