indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
in public; in company; in the presence of others
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
simple and clear; plain and simple
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
shame; compunction; remorse; shame felt towards oneself and others
all (there is); as long as there is
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
emergency alert; critical alert; emergency warning
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
information; news; report; reward; retribution
nothing but; none other than
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
law-like nature; regularity
series of battles; successive battles