messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
this occasion; at this time; now
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
of course; certainly; naturally
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to point down; to look down; to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to buy again; to buy anew
to buy more (of something)