out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
at the last moment; this late in the game
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
like that; that way; thus
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
letter breaking off with someone; Dear John letter
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
to rant and rave; to raise hell
moving about; stirring about
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
self-deprecating; self-mocking
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
remaining; left-over; excess
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
head; lead; vanguard; first
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
decision; determination; resolution
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen