particular; hard to please; fussy
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
reopening; resumption; restarting
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to comfort; to console; to amuse
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
all but dead; half killed
persecution complex; delusion of persecution; paranoia
doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
several weeks; a few weeks
suppuration; festering; purulence; pyosis; coming to a head; infection
observation; survey; watching
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to try to do; to attempt to do
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
split; division; break up
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in