negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
information media; press; news organs
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
of course; certainly; naturally
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
penalty for contract breach; forfeit
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
nothing but; except; no more than
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve