extremely disappointing; extremely frustrating; mortifying; vexing
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
even more; still more; further
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant
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
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
returning from school; going home from school