lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
maintenance; preservation; improvement
opinion; point of view; visual point
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
prickling; stinging; tingling
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
(of a couple) fighting and splitting up
place; situation; position; location
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
poor physical health; bad shape
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
physical condition; state of health
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
leaving a club; quitting a club
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view