settlement; solution; resolution
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
older brother; elder brother
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to discuss; to talk together
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to begin talking; to open up
increase in activity; activation
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)