unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to detain; to check; to restrain
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
at that time; in those days
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
to name; to call; to christen; to term
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
weekly pictorial magazine
article; news story; report; account
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
unsettled; pending; unresolved
settlement; solution; resolution
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
mass communication; mass media
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to clatter; to rattle; to turn into a ruckus
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?