un-; non-; negative prefix
exemplar; model; example; pattern
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to summon; to get used to call
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
failure; mistake; blunder
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
practice; practising; experience
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
witnessing; observing; sighting
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
to play a central role; to take a leading part
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden