situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to try to do; to attempt to do
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
protest; refutation; pleading
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
as (for); for; in the capacity of
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
punishment; judgement; judgment; decapitation
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
way (of doing); manner; method; means
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
means; way; method; measure
just because; even if; even though
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
improvement of relations; rapprochement
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
if so; in that case; in that situation
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
impassioned speech; fervent speech
to spit out; to eject; to dump
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
inferior species; inferior breed; inferior race
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on