sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
chair; stool; post; office; position
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
outward appearance; apparent
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
condition; state (of health); appearance
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
bedridden; confined to bed
to recover consciousness; to come to
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
authenticity; credibility
for (some) doubtful points to remain
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
worst; worst-case (scenario)
great war; great battle; world war
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
confrontation; opposition; antagonism