to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
unqualified; without qualifications
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
difference; variation; difference
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
on hand; readily available
mobilization; mobilisation
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
a few seconds; several seconds
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
justice; fairness; impartiality
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
long ago; a long time ago; already
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to cross the line; to go too far
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
to think too much; to be over-concerned
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
(in the same way) as before; as always
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
now that you say that; now that you mention it
you could say that; that might be so
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
rather; better; instead; if anything