to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
lost article; something forgotten
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
to run about; to rush about
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to have a talk; to tell a story
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
rational; logical; coherent
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
that kind; competition; match
to have learning; to be educated
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
calm; composed; leisurely
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
to rock; to shake; to swing
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
billow; surge; large wave
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for