of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to bawl; to cry; to scream
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
brand name; trade name; product name
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
convenient; handy; useful
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
distress; wretched condition
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind