futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
... years old; age (of) ...
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
the same; the said; likewise
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to not take seriously; to take lightly
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
amount of material resources
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
scene; spectacle; sight; view
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!