a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
while; during (the time when)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
job title; name of one's position
key person; important person
guardian; mentor; protector
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to mark the end; to spell the end
to govern; to manage; to subdue
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to appease; to suppress; to calm
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government)
willpower; energy; vitality
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
telecommunication equipment
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
one-armed person; one-handed person
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance