it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
whoosh (of water); hiss (of a cat, snake, etc.); sizzle
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
coastal waters; adjacent seas
to stick one's nose into (someone else's business); to meddle; to interfere; to butt in
to kidnap (esp. by force or deception); to abduct; to snatch
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
contract; compact; agreement
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
soon; shortly; before long
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept