lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
proposal; offer; request; application
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
a glance; a look; a glimpse
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
hating; strongly disliking
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
number; number plate; license plate
personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
to be a background factor; to be an underlying reason
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
multiplication table; times table
to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to show; to bare (the teeth)
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
handsome man; actor in a love scene
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
on the occasion of; at the time of
eye for people; ability to judge character
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
poor control (pitcher); no control
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
to read between the lines
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
declaration; proclamation; announcement