to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
even so; anyhow; at any rate
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
way (of doing); manner; method; means
snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
cooperation; collaboration
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
had better ...; had better not ...
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
baton (of command); order; command; direction
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
house search (e.g. by the police)
in succession; one by one
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
on the occasion of; at the time of
rude person; insolent person