hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
rampage; ruckus; bout of wild behavior
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
two by two; by twos; as a couple; in pairs
to grant someone's request; to do a favour
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
to kill; to beat to death
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
to burst open; to pop; to split
legal force; legally binding force; compelling power; compelling force
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
shallow thinking; imprudence; rashness; quick temper; short temper
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
ups and downs; up-and-down
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to lie down; to throw oneself down
this world; everyday world; earthly existence; mundane life
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
postwar period; period after Second World War
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
starting point; point of departure
from here; from this place
(short) rest; breather; break
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
failure story; horror story
and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone