most part; greater part; majority
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
in that way; like that; that way
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
filling; packing material; stuffing; padding
to try all possible means
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
something; some kind of; for some reason
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
story; tale; talk; discussion
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
retreating figure; appearance from behind
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
every person; every mouth; every entrance
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off