one night; one evening; all night; overnight
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to apologize; to apologise
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
to apologize; to apologise
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to lose sight of; to miss
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
inconstant; unchastity; unprincipled
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!