calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to be jinxed; to suffer a stroke of bad luck; to suffer a setback; to have a damper put on one; to have cold water thrown on one
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
practical question (problem); practical matter
to be dependable; to be reliable
illegal; illicit; unlawful
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to shake; to sway; to waver
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
acceleration; speeding up
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
riskiness; (level of) danger
cooperation; coordination; link
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
passage; path; route; one's way
course; route; path; process; means
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
forcibly; against one's will
heart; guts; nerve; central part
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
forcibly; against one's will
prognostic symptoms; after-effect