gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
serious; not joking; straight
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
rather; better; instead; if anything
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
that; the matter in question