state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
they; those guys; those fellows
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
meaning; significance; sense
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
depending on; dependent on
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
in name but not in reality
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
to increase; to add to; to augment
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of