one's cherished opinion; pet theory
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
danger past and God forgotten; once on shore, we pray no more; (lit.) once it's past the throat, one forgets the heat (of the swallowed object)
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
to pile up; to accumulate
historic; historical; traditional
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
returning tit for tat; retaliating
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze; in a fog; all at sea; up in the air
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
last night; yesterday evening
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
mockery; derision; ridicule
being the runner-up; finishing second
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
near oneself; close to one; familiar
the opposite sex; isomerism
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss