to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to live; to reside; to inhabit
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
entreaty; appeal; petition
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
single word; a few words; brief comment
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
bygones; the past; past event
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely