to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
hitting the ball back to the pitcher; comebacker
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
point-of-view pornography; gonzo pornography; pornography filmed by the actors themselves; secret filming of sex
with these words; while saying
to become dim; to become blurred
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
with a start; with a jump
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to rise; to erect; to get up
infection; contagion; becoming infected
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
in the same way as; just like
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
whole story; full picture; full particulars
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to complete decisively; to do to completion
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
vicious circle; vicious cycle
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)