inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
arrangement; pact; agreement
to intervene; to stop (something)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
contest; comparison; competition
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
useless resistance; vain struggle
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
compensating; making up for; supplementation
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
surely; certainly; without doubt
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse