literally; to the letter; literal
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
something like ...; something called ...
rather; better; instead; if anything
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
constant; invariable; chronic; everlasting
minor offence; minor offense; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
atrocious crime; heinous crime
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
many; numerous; various; large number of
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
to turn towards; to point
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
after a long time; for the first time in a while
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
finding employment; getting a job
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble