to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
failure; mistake; blunder
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
worst; worst-case (scenario)
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
settlement; solution; resolution
timewise; temporal; chronal
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to put one's hand on; to touch
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
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)
to become attached; to begin to love
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
recovery; undoing; recall
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen