dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
at work; in the midst of work; working
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
servant; manservant; menial
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
now that; since; so long as; because
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
looking pale; looking unwell
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
(very) patient; persevering
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
to summon courage; to be brave
complete change; about-face
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well