puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to discuss; to talk together
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
all present; all concerned; all of us
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
difficult to ...; hard to ...
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy