threat; intimidation; menace
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
hostility; antagonism; opposition
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
although I say; although one might say; although called
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
story; tale; talk; discussion
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
John Bull; prototypical Englishman
town; city; municipal; urban
national border; provincial border
motherland; fatherland; native country
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
third day of the month; three days
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination