grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
proposal; offer; request; application
arrest; apprehension; capture
this is why; this means; it is the case that
dirty work; unpleasant task
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
biggest shareholder; largest stockholder
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to boost; to force up; to push up
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
button (clothing); push-button
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
memory; sense; experience
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to strangle; to constrict
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)