had better ...; had better not ...
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
the world in general; society; convention
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
world; society; people; the public
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
winter vacation; winter holidays
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
in comparison to; rather than
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings
image; figure; figure; form; image
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
surströmming; Swedish dish of fermented herring
quickly; swishing; whooshing
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
to scatter away; to vanish
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer