impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
study; diligence; discount; reduction
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
after that; afterwards; thereafter
confections; sweets; candy; cake
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
number of times; frequency; count
expertise; special knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
support; backing; aid; assistance
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
accumulation; accumulate; store
competent; suitable; qualified
periodic; regular; routine
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
control; management (e.g. of a business)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention