trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
otherwise; or else; if not
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
equality; impartiality; evenness
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
henry (unit of inductance)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
many; much; plenty; hardly
terrorist organization; terrorist organisation
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
gang of young toughs; hooligans; hoodlums; hoods; yobbos
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force