tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
individual; private person; personal; natural person
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
race (of people); type of person
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
weakening; emaciation; decline
to keep (a person) waiting
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
branch; branch office; subdivision
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
right under; directly below; right beneath
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
people; men and women; each person; everybody
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone