failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
hostility; animosity; enmity
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
to hunt up; to locate; to inquire out
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
fast-talking; rapid talking
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to walk away; to saunter off
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
one more time; once more; once again
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
all you want; as much as one wants
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to face on; to look out on to
corridor; hallway; passageway
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
complete; whole; perfect; safe
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth