prime minister; premier; chancellor
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
general idea; concept; notion
to stand on end (of hair)
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
boy; son; baby boy; young man
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to have a smattering knowledge of
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
breaking off an engagement
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
cripple; disabled person; invalid; (game, internet, etc.) addict
ardent; passionate; vehement
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside