revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
detestable; despicable; abhorrent
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
while; during; performed in this condition
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
having said that; on the other hand
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
irritation; annoyance; frustration
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to be worried; to be troubled
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...