dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
planned; scheduled; systematic
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
book; volume; this; present; main; head
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
three; three years of age
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
digital versatile disc; DVD
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)