simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
indicate reason; infers some protest
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
so; like this; in this way
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
having said that; on the other hand
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
scale; scope; plan; structure
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
sentiment; sentimentality
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally