bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
keen; eager; enthusiastic; motivated; determined; positive
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
deleterious substance; toxic substance
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
error; fumble that leads to failing to put out a runner
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to take measures; to take steps
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to complain; to lodge a complaint
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
and yet; though; when; in spite of
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care