to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
has reached its limit; has reached its peak
scale; scope; plan; structure
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
the whole area; all areas
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
drama; play; powerful drug
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
homogenization; homogenisation
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
explanation; interpretation
just one person; only one
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
victim; injured party; sufferer
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to be traumatized; to be shocked
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
inside one's heart; in one's mind
trauma (usu. psychological)
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
drop (e.g. of water); drip
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)