contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
duty; obligation; responsibility
take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to dye; to colour; to color
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
somewhat below; slightly below
apparent; obvious; very clear
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
protracted war; war of attrition
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to break the silence; to break one's silence
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on