oversight; omission; mistake
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
point in common; common feature
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
sense of humor; sense of humour
extinction; annihilation; destruction
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
bedridden; confined to bed
breath; breathing; tone; mood
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to read the situation; to sense the mood
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
viewing as a problem; problematizing
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
vantage point; viewpoint; standpoint; outlook
joint struggle; common (united) front
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to spend time (on doing something)
superiority in number; numerical superiority