state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to make a mistake; to mess up; to screw up; to fail
to be able to manage somehow or other
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)