shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
to advance construction; to proceed with construction
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
grasp; catch; understanding
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
with these words; while saying
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)