to distract one's attention
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
... and eastward; in and to the east of ...
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
caterpillar track; continuous track
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
car involved in an accident; car with an accident history
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
confusion; mixing; merger
concentrated fire; intense criticism
the opposite direction; the other way
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
flapping of wings; wingbeat; flap; flutter