riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
don't worry; there's no need to worry
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
briskly; quickly; promptly
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
3rd day of the month; three days
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
very much; very many; more and more
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
hesitation mark (scar from a suicide attempt); hesitation wound
guess; conjecture; surmise
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
power; authority; jurisdiction
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
for the first time in one's life
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
independent action; acting alone
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation