frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
perfect score; full marks; perfection; grading out of a hundred; grading on a scale of 0 to 100
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to becalm one's feelings; to compose oneself
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
consistently; unchangingly; throughout
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
serious; severe; grave; acute
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
to boil down; to condense; to think through to the end; to reduce to essentials