dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
temporary; transitory; short-lived
synchronization; synchronized swimming
settlement; solution; resolution
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to dis; to diss; to disrespect; to speak ill of; to criticize; to disparage
dullard (gen. from not picking up on other people's feelings)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
to get tired of seeing; to get tired of looking at
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by