inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
strange thing; odd thing; how absurd!; preposterous!
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to not believe one's ears
biological child; one's own child
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
bored; having nothing to do; idle
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
not taking the slightest notice (of); not giving the slightest consideration (to); paying absolutely no attention (to)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
country; territory; domain; realm
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
area; region; district; locality
water damage; flood disaster