bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
sovereign; emperor; monarch
to be to the point; to be pertinent
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
showing (someone) special courtesy (to persuade them to take a post)
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story); rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene
to need; to call for; to require
different thing; another question; different case
courteous reception; honorable treatment; honourable treatment
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
tone (of voice); manner of talking
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing