delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
practical; realistic; pragmatic
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
due form; official; formality
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
another time; some other time
to smile (at); to grin (at)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
those interested in participating; persons wishing to participate
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
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
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
while; during (the time when)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
and (also); both ... and; as well as
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
righteousness; justice; right
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to shoot a person to death
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
without thinking of the consequences