signature phrase; signature saying
great numbers; numerical superiority
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
physical condition; state of health
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
with a bang (clash, bump)
on the occasion of; at the time of
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
major earthquake; large earthquake
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
to keep a watchful eye on
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to exile; to banish; to revise the wording of a phrase
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
buying the services of a prostitute; whoring
to cry and shout; to scream
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
confusion; distraction; derangement
whole day and night; 24 hours
two-storey house; two-story house
one by one; one each; one at a time
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive