stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
having said that; on the other hand
to be relieved; to feel relieved
future; possible; potential; prospective
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
health; healthy; sound; fit
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
all you have to do is; just; that's all
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to be consistent; to be coherent
commencing with; including
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
all (there is); as long as there is
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
since one was born; (in) all one's life
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
expert(ise); skill; dexterity
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta