lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
vicious circle; vicious cycle
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
not taking the slightest notice (of); not giving the slightest consideration (to); paying absolutely no attention (to)
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to move forward; to move on
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
being concerned about or mindful of
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat