(with a) start; fright; alarm
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
comparatively; relatively
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
tattling; telling on (someone)
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
settlement; solution; resolution
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
speech; words; one's lines; remarks