favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
otherwise; or else; if not
assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
exactly as stated; verbatim
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
messenger; envoy; emissary
using as an intermediary; through
considerably; greatly; a lot
to be confused; to be in disorder; to be chaotic; to have troubles; to be in a dispute; to argue
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague