useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
rhyming game; play on words; pun
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
wise saying; famous saying
gentle woman; affectionate woman; beautiful graceful woman
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
bakery; baker; pastry shop
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
journal; magazine; periodical
editor (in publishing, etc.)
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)