to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
(social) position; status
honor; honour; credit; prestige
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to give; to do (something) for
real intention; true motive; true meaning
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to be photographed; to be projected
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
adoration; admiration; devotion
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
physique; physical standard; posture; sexual position
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to rise; to erect; to get up
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
anything and everything; just about everything