by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to state; to express; to mention
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
if it is the case that ...
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
final vote; run-off ballot
point at issue; axis of a conflict; focus of confrontation
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
leaving a matter to chance
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
weird; disgusting; sickening