to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
favoritism; favouritism; partiality
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
flat board; slab; slat; monotonous; dull; flat
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
dual personality; split personality
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to distract one's attention
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
Christian name; baptismal name
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
because; the reason why is
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
wincing; cowering; shrinking; flinching; recoiling
tool; implement; means; furniture
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)