smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
unprecedented; never seen before
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to repeat; to do something over again
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
advisory level; warning level
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
dealing with; coping with
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
degenerate; pervert; deviant
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to make an appearance; to show up
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
interior; inside; internal
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome