encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
like this; this sort; this way
such; this sort of; like this
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to begin; to set about; to start
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
on the occasion of; at the time of
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
changing one's clothes; a change of clothes
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to go out and away; to leave
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
pointing out; identification