division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
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
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
several years; a few years
to resound; to make a stir
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
ordinary citizen; the general public
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to be perturbed; to be agitated
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
apparent; obvious; very clear
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
assertion; declaration; affirmation
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt