about when; about what time; how soon
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
armed group; armed insurgents
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
naivete; simplicity; innocence
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
(not) merely; (not) simply
wad of cotton (esp. used in dentistry)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
to breathe while sleeping
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
poisoning; kill by poison
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
divide into four pieces; one fourth
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world