tasteless; flavourless; uninteresting; dull; dry
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
pride; dignity; self-worth
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
ominous atmosphere; ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
what kind of; what sort of; what
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
standard value; reference value; nominal value
out of range; outside the limits (of ...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
to like; to love; to be fond of
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
penny candy; cheap individually wrapped sweets
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
to pass (of time); to elapse
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
human rights; civil liberties
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
to remove; to get rid of; to clear away; to tear down
health; healthy; sound; fit
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress