futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
the other day; a few days ago
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
not yet known; unknown; strange
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
invitation; introduction; temptation
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
domestic animals; livestock; cattle