isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
now that; since; as long as; provided that
whole story; full picture; full particulars
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
patient's condition; pathology
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
to take a breath; to take a short rest
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to amuse oneself; to make merry
scraps of seaweed; death at sea (metaphor)
you (plural); all of you; you all
drunkenness; intoxication
another; different; separate; discrete
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
information; news; intelligence
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
does not match (one's, its) appearance
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
to take command; to give direction
nine out of ten; nearly; almost