dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
headache inducing; vexing
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
immediately; at once; instantly
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
that's the way it is; such is life
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
while; during; while; although; all; both
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic