disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
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
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
else; in addition; besides
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
firm; strong; solid; stable
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to be to the point; to be pertinent
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land