famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
natural calamity; disaster
much less; to say nothing of
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
interference; intervention; meddling
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
point in question (at issue)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
something like ...; something called ...
(not so) much; (not) very
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
murder; killing; murderer
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
information discovery; disclosure of information
having no idea; having no clue
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow