to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
adds force or indicates command
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
go that far; to that extent
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to demand money; to pester; to extort
infant; baby; little child
to badger; to pester; to beg
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
view; opinion; finding; findings
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
no exception; without exception; always the same
but; however; provided that
external wound; (physical) trauma
death due to shock (triggered by blood loss, heart failure or other causes)