detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
from the beginning; from scratch
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to overdo; to do too much
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to attack; to assault; to assail
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
grasp; catch; understanding
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
older sister and younger brother
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
intensification; aggravation
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
close; intimate; on good terms
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival