unlucky day; bad day; evil day; critical day (for a crop)
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
outline; summary; gist; basic points
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
intensification; aggravation
moderately; in moderation
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
religious organization; religious organisation
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement
inner citadel; core; center; centre
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
somewhere to go; place to go
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
foreign; abroad; overseas
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
wandering people; nomadic tribe
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to originate (with); to start (with); to stem (from)
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl