to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
remembering; recollection; anamnesis; recall (memory); retrieval
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
questionnaire; survey; poll
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
environment; surroundings; circumstances
social page (of newspaper); local news page
TV and radio listings (in a newspaper, etc.)
weather forecast; weather report
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
loss-cutting; cutting one's losses
going through great pains in vain
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity
of inquiring mind; eager to study; enthusiastic in studying
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over