to collect; to assemble; to gather
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
reality; actuality; hard fact
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
manager; administrator; landlord; root (user)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
release; liberation; acquittal
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
way; method; means; resource; course
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
quarrel; dispute; argument
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to cause someone to worry
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
one by one; one at a time; in turn
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment