spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
mockery; derision; ridicule
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
abusive language; violent language; wild words
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
quarrel; dispute; argument
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
condition; state (of health); appearance
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
cooperation; collaboration
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
region; limits; stage; level
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
in this manner; in this way; like this
to teach; to take a teaching job
government service; the bureaucracy
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
hateful; detestable; loathsome
subhuman; demi-human; Argentinian (person); (arch.) American (person)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to be smeared; to be covered
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)