irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
what do you want?; can I help you?
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to be needed; to be wanted
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
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
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary