suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
great success; huge success
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
article; item; thing; goods; wares
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
empirically; from experience
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
expressing one's mind; speaking out
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
husband and wife; married couple
(another's) child; child; kid
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to die down (of a fire); to be brought under control; to decline; to wane; to fall off
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
to let out a cry; to shout
strong-willed; strong of heart
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
by myself; in person; by oneself
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
reopening; resumption; restarting
dinner (esp. a formal one)
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship