to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
Chinese room (artificial intelligence thought experiment)
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
to clench (teeth); to engage (gears); to set to fighting
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
after use; after occurring
destabilization; destabilisation
active; dynamic; energetic
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
inactive; slow; sluggish; slack; low tone; undertone
in the event that it did not (or does not) exist; without
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
it's no joke; gimme a break!
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
posing a question; question
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
way of solving (a problem); solution
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
reestablish; reset (a password)
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
stereotyped; patterned; typical
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable