ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
memory; sense; experience
way of speaking; intimation
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself
number one; first; best; most; game; round
possible; likely; probable
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to be manageable; to be able to handle
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
prompt; immediate; in real time
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake