so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
every person; each one; everybody
very interesting; of great interest
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
within a marriage; between husband and wife; conjugal
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
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
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
that's a different matter; that's a different story
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
than; other than; except; but
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
street at night; making a night journey
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms