desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to be dead; to be lifeless
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
respect and affection; love and respect
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to be lacking in options; to be too few
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
deadly serious; deadly earnest
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
practical problem; practical matter
under repair; out of service
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)