foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
high-quality goods; luxury item
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
distant look; faraway look
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
getting an advance (on one's salary)
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower
(national) capital (city); metropolis
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
area; region; district; locality
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
society; the world; the times
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
moderate; proper; just right
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable; to be too many to see all at once
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure