to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
set phrase; stock phrase; conventional expression; usual wording; cliché; clichéd line
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
left side; left-hand side
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
offender; criminal; culprit
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished