serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
the same generation; coeval
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
tone (of voice); manner of talking
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
reason; cause; circumstances
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
internal conditions; true state of affairs
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident