to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
political measures; policy
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
no sleep or rest; working day and night
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
unprecedented; never seen before
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
to close (one's eyes); to shut
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
somehow; for some reason or other
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
one of these days; someday; one day
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
besides; in addition; also; moreover
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to start writing; to begin (a book, letter, etc.)
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
savage; wild; unruly; to behave roughly; to get wild
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal