unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
one's house; one's home; one's family
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
capture (esp. of a foreign vessel); seizure
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
peaceful; quiet; uneventful
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
upper side (of a go, chess or othello board)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
future; possible; potential; prospective
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
instability; insecurity; crankiness
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you