forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
being startled; getting a shock
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to apologize; to apologise
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to find fault with; to question
looking on; remaining a spectator
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
main question; real issue at hand
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
this and that; one thing or another
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
beyond human understanding
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression