disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
interruption; suspension; break
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
schedule; program; programme; agenda
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
definite; certain; decided; fixed; settled
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
love of one's country; patriotism; Ireland
innocence; being not guilty
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person; (arch.) together
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
intelligence network; information network
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
useless resistance; vain struggle
vomit; spew; confessing; extremely; really
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
postwar period; period after Second World War
standing firm; holding out
the place for; the time for; the level of
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
to die down (of a fire); to be brought under control; to decline; to wane; to fall off
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
battlefield; battleground
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to understand from experience
you could say; you might say; verging on the
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
awareness; realization; noticing
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
personal attendant; valet; maid
plain; plateau; tableland
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
change; transition; vicissitudes