to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
unexploded ordnance; unexploded shell; unexploded bomb; UXO
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to desperately cover up; to hide at all costs
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
speaking voice; talking voice
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
returning from school; going home from school
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with