clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
is something that; is that which
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
to be relieved; to feel relieved
future; possible; potential; prospective
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
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
to be consistent; to be coherent
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
since one was born; (in) all one's life
expert(ise); skill; dexterity
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to hold fast; to protect to the end
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
going into battle; departure for the front
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile