(election) fever	great excitement
offhand	showed a rude lack of interest in others
a rash of fever	a number of similar things happening at the same time
abhorrence	intense disgust
abhorrent	disgusting
abstruse	difficult to understand
ache	persistent low level pain
aches and pains	minor problems
adherent of	supporter of idea or party
adverse reactions	unwanted results
affection	He never shows much affection for his children.
ailing	with a lot of problems
alarm	a feeling of being very worried or frightened
allies	countries or people who join together to fight
amiable	friendly
antipathy	dislike or opposition towards sth or sb
appease	end a disagreement in a disapproving way
approve of	think sth is right
arduous	needing much effort
as thick as thieves	very close friends
assumption	acceptance that sth is true
averse to	opposed to; I'm not averse to a good night out.
aversion	intense dislike or an unwillingness to do sth
be biased in favour of	unfairly preferring one person or group over another
be on bad terms	have a poor relationship
be scarred by	be affected by a negative experience
be/find yourself in accord with	be in complete agreement with
besotted with	stupidly or blindly in love with
bickering over	arguing in an irritated way = squabble
bitter/arch rivals	people in competition with each other
bliss	perfect happiness
bond	relationship or feeling of togetherness
bosom friends/buddies/pals	very close, good friends
bowel	tube that carries solid waste out of the body
break down	collapse
brisk	quick and energetic
broken home	family split up by divorce
buffer	sth (or sb) that helps protect from harm
bumpy relationship	up and down like a car on a road with bumps
bunged up	blocked
buttering someone up	saying nice things because we want sth
casual acquaintances	person you know, but not very well
chatting away	non-serious talks
clog	to be blocked
clotting	forming a partly solid lump
coincide with	be the same as
commitments	responsibilities
complain	express dissatisfaction
complex	difficult because of many parts
conciliate	end a disagreement between people in a friendly way
concur with	to agree with someone's idea
conform to	fit in with
considerate	thoughtful
convert	change one's religious faith or other belief
convoluted	hard to follow because sth it's long
cuts and bruises	minor injuries
credible	trustworthy