obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to be too late; to be too slow
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to give an impression; to make an impression
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
rather; sooner; preferably
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
regret; repentance; remorse
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
after that; afterwards; thereafter
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
complete; whole; perfect; safe
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
sympathy; compassion; pity
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank