state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
inattention; absent-mindedness
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
banknote; bill; note; paper money
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
alone; by oneself; on one's own
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
body and soul; mind and body
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
day after day; day by day
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
surfeit; glut; being fed up; food poisoning
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love