objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
power map; power structure; power relationships
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
reason; cause; circumstances
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
to stare back (at); to glare back
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
spine (of book); binding (of book)
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
real intention; true motive; true meaning
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
to shout (in anger); to yell
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
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
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to see through; to see the true nature of something
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
order; command; directions; instructions