refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to split; to be split; to splinter
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
person concerned; interested party; related party
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
-less; lacking; non-existing
explosion; rupture; break off
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
sports ground; sports oval
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
mechanization; mechanisation; computerization
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
graduation ceremony; commencement
compulsory; obligatory; mandatory
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
well-known; noted; celebrated
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye