present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
grasp; catch; understanding
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
after that; afterwards; thereafter
how; in what way; by what means
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
hostility; antagonism; opposition
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
I see; that's right; indeed
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
general; popular; common; typical
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
obscene; indecent; dirty; improper
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to bend; to warp; to curve
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
first meeting; first interview with
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
when; how soon; how long until
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there