it's no joke; gimme a break!
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to find out; to discover; to locate
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
person of common sense; common sense man
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
number of times; frequency; count
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to say; to tell; to state; to do
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
duty; obligation; responsibility
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
society; the world; the times
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
personification; impersonation; embodiment
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
at that time; in those days
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate