to backfire; to have a harmful result
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
place where one works; construction site; working area
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
failure; futility; uselessness; x (mark); cross
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
postscript; PS; P.S.; pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
to talk; to chat; to chatter
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
minimum; at the very least
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling