astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
common people; ordinary people; masses
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
important matter; matters of weight
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to manage a state; to govern a country
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
system; institution; organization; organisation
to look down on; to make light of
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
be (that) as it may; having said that
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
one way or the other; either way
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to think too much; to be over-concerned
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something