finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
supreme; sublime; highest
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to be laughed at; to get oneself laughed at (e.g. by doing something stupid)
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
right in the midst of; right at the height of
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
detached; aloof; indifferent
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
admiration; being impressed (by)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
old maid (card game); living without one's mother-in-law
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
something like ...; something called ...
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively