renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
article; news story; report; account
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
feeling; sense; impression
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
time; hour; period; class
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
when it becomes; when it comes to