early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
guess; speculation; supposition
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
trial in absentia; judgment by default (judgement)
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home