when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
to some extent; to a certain extent
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
three; three years of age
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
trouble; bother; annoyance
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
clerk; office worker; office staff
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
deputy head teacher; vice principal
holding a position of responsibility
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
story; tale; talk; discussion
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
the other day; a few days ago
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
victim; injured party; sufferer
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
scandal; deplorable event
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus