compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to be surprised; to be astonished
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
too much; excessively; too
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
every person; every mouth; every entrance
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to come and go; to go back and forth
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
true character; true heart; true spirit
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
straight; as the crow flies
(social) position; status
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something