wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to withstand; to be able to endure
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
point in common; common feature
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
greedy; avaricious; covetous; raga (desire)
spirit of study (inquiry, enquiry); (having) an inquiring mind
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
silence; stillness; quietness
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
all present; all concerned; all of us
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task