impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
keeping things tidy and in order
to throw open; to leave open
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
in good health; alive and well; going strong
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
credibility; trustworthiness
complete; whole; perfect; safe
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
pull; patronage; tug; discount
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
one's whole life; one's lifetime
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
striking; remarkable; considerable
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
laws and regulations; legislation
whatever the case; under any circumstances
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
common knowledge; well-known fact
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to tear up and throw away