naturally; of course; understandably
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
members; member; constituent
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
great joy; delight; jubilation
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
risky; dangerous; insecure
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
severe punishment; rigorous measures
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
young; fresh; inexperienced; tender
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference