event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to unfold; to unroll; to open
discovery; detection; finding
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
settlement; solution; resolution
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
second (unit of time); arc second
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
then; and (then); in that case; if so
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
by today; before the day is over
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
a second time; again; once more; twice
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry