programme; program; plans; arrangements
most part; greater part; majority
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
voting; ballot; poll; vote
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
belief; conviction; opinion
mischief; (child's) prank; (extramarital) affair
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
traditional; customary; conventional
rights and interests (esp. those a country holds abroad)
as you are aware; as you know
subject (of study); course of study; department (of a university)
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
ordinary road; local street; non-toll road
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
unthinkable; unimaginable; inconceivable; unclassifiable; never dreamt of
low grade; inferiority; coarseness; vulgarity
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
audio feedback; acoustic feedback; howl
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering