violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
adoration; admiration; devotion
opposite side; other side; other party
I couldn't care less; not caring less
not caring; not giving a damn
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
lacking a plan; haphazard
treatment; service; handling; management
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; if ... doesn't take your fancy
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to write a few lines (to); to drop someone a line; to write a note (to)
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to spend time (on doing something)
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to mark the end; to spell the end
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
historic; historical; traditional
skeletal remains; dry bones of a corpse; human skeleton
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public