accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
outside one's jurisdiction
calming down; quieting down
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
temple; shrine; sanctuary
connection; link; relationship
too (much); overly; excessively
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to be dead; to be lifeless
full use; extensive use; complete utilization
to escape death; to be saved from death
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
decoration; ornament; trimmings
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
intensification; aggravation
point of compromise; common ground
but; however; even though; even if
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
to determine whether something is right or wrong; to make something clear; to settle a matter
lightly; easily; carelessly
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; giving vent to one's frustrations; cooling off
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops