to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
large number (of); many; majority
to withstand; to be able to endure
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
processed soy milk; adjusted soy milk; treated soy milk
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
remark; statement; discourse
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to make an appearance; to show up
to pass (of time); to elapse
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
clip-clop; clippety-clop; clamshell cellphone; flip cellphone
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
extended leave; long vacation
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...