if it is the case that ...
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
long time; long interval; for quite some time
continuation; succession; series
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
hair-raising; bloodcurdling; horrible; shocking; gruesome
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
molasses; black treacle; (sugar) syrup
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
to begin talking; to open up
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
to thrust down; to push off
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted