to not take seriously; to take lightly
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
correction; revision; amendment
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
feel (of a material); texture
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
chimera (mythological); chimaera
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
that's a different matter; that's a different story
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
chance (of success); odds
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
length (of an animal); body length
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to gape; to open one's mouth wide