futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to collect; to assemble; to gather
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
time; hour; period; class
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
killing two birds with one stone
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
consideration; taking into account
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
fire; trace of fire; heat of fire; force of a fire
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
refreshment booth; refreshment stand; snack bar
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
all; entire; whole; altogether
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
one by one; in detail; minutely
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to pick up; to find; to gather
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
person of common sense; common sense man
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
in comparison to; rather than
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
suddenly; all of a sudden
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking