even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
all-night vigil over a body; wake
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
preliminary step; first step
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
making matters worse; adding insult to injury; (lit.) bees to a tearful face
compelling force; legal force
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to be damaged; to receive damage
labor; labour; manpower; working force
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
transport truck; transport vehicle
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
plainly; clearly; vividly
plants and animals; flora and fauna
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
to set on fire; to ignite
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread