with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
being left out; being ostracized
estate; homestead; house and land (it stands on); messuage
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
straight-laced person; stubborn person
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
firmly rooted; deep-seated
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
to make one's own; to take possession of
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
absolute basics; very rudiments
each house; every house; many houses
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance