that goes without saying but also ...; not only that but ...
anxious (appearance); (appearing) uneasy; yearning (look, etc.); languishing; desiring
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
there's but a fine line between genius and insanity
to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray for harm or death to come upon someone; to curse; to charm; to conjure; (arch.) to treat illness (with a prayer)
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
had better ...; may as well ...
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
difficult to hear; difficult to ask
mathematical formula; numerical expression
clean sweep; killing several with one sword sweep
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so
second month of the lunar calendar
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color
to let out a roar (hum, groan, moan); to produce a loud noise
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to be discordant; to have discord
elitism; idea of being part of a chosen people
organs of the state; machinery of the state
my condolences; my deepest sympathy
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
panoramic (view, perspective, etc.); high-level; comprehensive (manner); holistic; broad
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
pulverized; pulverised; powder(ed)
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster
benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent; riding a parent's coat-tails
fully satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); happy; cleared of doubt
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
right in the midst of; right at the height of
golden ratio (approx. 1.6180339887)
to get into trouble; to get busted
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)