with the exception of; excepting; excluding
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
self control; self restraint
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
offender; criminal; culprit
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
question; inquiry; enquiry
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
reason; cause; history; origin
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
conviction; belief; confidence
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to happen to hear; to overhear