useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to join (a group); to join companions
jostle; struggle; scuffle
very unlikely to ...; showing no signs of ...
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to reach an agreement; to come to an understanding; to compromise (with); to get along well with
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to wipe thoroughly; to polish
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
in error; by mistake; by accident; accidentally
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignoramus
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)