foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
first time; first; initial
time; hour; period; class
without preparation; off the cuff; unreserved; without restraint; beginning; start
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
chastity; fidelity; faithfulness; virtue
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
had better ...; had better not ...
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
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
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for