one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to keep away; to keep at a distance
person concerned; interested party; related party
physical disorder; incongruity; incompatibility; inconsistency
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
person with an unhealthy romantic obsession
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
ability; capability; skill
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
shithead; bastard; fucking; bloody; damned
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
husband and wife; married couple
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
suitable temperature; right temperature; moderate temperature
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
unconfirmed; unidentified
survival; survivor; relic
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?