when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
wall clock; grandfather clock
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
credibility; trustworthiness
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
waste of time; killing time
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
confinement to one's home; being made to stay at home
offender; criminal; culprit
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal