irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
general idea; concept; notion
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
tone (of voice); manner of talking
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
fast-talking; rapid talking
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to increase; to add to; to augment
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
had better ...; had better not ...
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down