deposit; earnest payment; earnest money
the whole nation; everyone in the country
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
oracle; revelation; divine message
sense of loss; feeling of loss
for a while; for some time; for a period
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
with a start; with a jump
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; to be crazy about something
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to call again; to call (someone) back
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
indiscriminate imitation; monkey see, monkey do; blind follower
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
short distance; close range
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
on bad terms; at loggerheads
common knowledge; well-known fact
to mind; to care; to worry
pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation