tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
grasp; catch; understanding
to live; to make a living; to get on with
such; like that; that sort of; very
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
loveable; very likeable; like very much
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown