the other day; some time ago; recently
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; walking sideways; staggering; striding
participant; entrant; player; competitor
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
hostility; animosity; enmity
(appearing, occurring) one after another
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
pride; dignity; self-respect
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
reward; honorarium; remuneration
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
wriggling; squirming; writhing; maneuvering (behind the scenes; of insignificant people); manoeuvring; planning mischief
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
disinformation; false information
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
normal duties; (one's) regular work
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy