(political) administration; political power
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
perception; sensing; noticing
offense; offence; method of attack
to turn against; to become an enemy
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
mature woman; middle-aged woman
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to tear up and throw away
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
silence; stillness; quietness
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
custody; detention; confinement
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
another; different; something else
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove