power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
infection; contagion; becoming infected
megalomania; delusions of grandeur
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
to affect; to impact; to influence
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation; demagogy; demagoguery
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
contrived; false-sounding
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
even more; still more; further
comfort; consolation; diversion
sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
sad to say; how sad; alas
low-spec; having nothing to compete with (on the dating scene); having nothing going for one; being a lost cause
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
standing; reserve; always having ready
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
in low spirits; dejected; sad
waste of time; killing time