to be pleased; to be in a good mood
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
group; party; team; squad; section
underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
fortune-telling; divination
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to talk (a person) down; to confute
to become misty; to become hazy
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
nice; likeable; desirable
to be smeared; to be covered
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to get strong; to gain strength
how; in what way; how about
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
interference; intervention; meddling
while moving; on the move
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to