simple (e.g. matter); problem free; hopeless; the end (i.e. leaving one at a loss of words); dumbfounding
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
enemy territory; hostile place
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
massing (of troops); gathering
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
anything and everything; just about everything
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to settle (in a place); to settle down
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
every person; each one; everybody
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
feel (of a material); texture
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
two times; twice; two degrees
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game