unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
true character; true heart; true spirit
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
something small; something petty; trifle
assertion; declaration; affirmation
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
100,000; hundred thousand
to differ; to vary; to disagree
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
pride; boast; credit (to)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
exactly as stated; verbatim
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
unscrupulous sales practice involving expensive hard-to-break contracts
to have an idea; to have a clue
way of speaking; intimation
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
to have a long life; to live a long time
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
imaginary; fantastical; visionary; utopian; quixotic; fanciful
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to say no more; to sink into silence