noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
and then; and so; and; so then
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray for harm or death to come upon someone; to curse; to charm; to conjure; (arch.) to treat illness (with a prayer)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody