disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
paper strip (around parcels, banknotes, etc.)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to discuss; to talk together
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major