the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
other side; opposite side; other party
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
face; looks; vestiges; trace
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
punishment without a legal trial; vigilantism
to take a breath; to take a short rest
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
moment; brief space of time
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
station; office; guardroom
to surround; to crowd around
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored