strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
pitch dark; total darkness
the farthest ends; the furthest ends
weird; odd; bizarre; curious
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
please ...; please do ...
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
to stick it out (until the end)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to live through; to survive
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
uncool man; dork; geek; dweeb; nerd
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
anything and everything; just about everything
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)