crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
powerful person; influential person
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
(sales) promotion; (sales, advertising) campaign; campaign (for an election, social change, etc.); movement; (military) campaign
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
to outwit; to get the better of; to leave (an opponent) dumbfounded; (lit.) to expose (someone's) nose
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
together with; same; both; all; including ...
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to blaze; to burn brightly
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
home area; home town; local
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
society; the world; the times
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
both hands; both arms; ten
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)