it's no joke; gimme a break!
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
riskiness; (level of) danger
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
guess; speculation; supposition
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
whatever the case; under any circumstances
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to put one's hand on; to touch
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
proposal; offer; request; application
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
a little bit; a little while
easy; simple; there's no way that ...