it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
rather; better; instead; if anything
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
that's the way it is; such is life
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way