cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
newspaper reporter; print journalist
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
sleeping place; bedroom; bedchamber
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
story; tale; talk; discussion
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
study; library; den; home office; reading room
corpulence; fatness; obesity
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!