older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
like this; this sort; this way
(moral) conduct; behaviour; behavior; deportment
at once; there and then; immediately
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
having said that; on the other hand
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
unprecedented; record-breaking
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
urban area; urban district
modernization; modernisation
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
until now; still; yet; (not) yet; since
God; god; ace; king; superior person
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no