cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
clear writing; specification
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
large amount of money; great cost
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
because of; owing to; due to
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to bail out (water); to scoop out
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative