serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
success or failure; result
achievement of one's goal; goal achievement
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
top of the head; crown of the head
to pierce through; to break through
amount of sugar; sugar content
deep emotion; strong feelings
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
having lost face; in a bind
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
assistance; backing; reinforcements
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
being at cross-purposes from the start; getting off on the wrong foot; (lit.) doing up one's buttons wrongly
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
hard to get; hard to come by
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
energy conservation; economical use of energy
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket