middle of the night; dead of night
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to hide; to keep to oneself
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
cancellation (of a flight or sea voyage)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
dully; dispassionately; apathetically; in a subdued manner
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
good family; respectable family; decent family
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
physical education; PE; gym (class)
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)