to end in vain; to be wasted effort
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
act of terror; act of terrorism
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
source of information; intelligence source; message source
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
it is I who should say so
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
parent-teacher association; PTA
unspecified large number (of people)
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
educational interface; the classroom; the chalkface
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
as necessary; if necessary; as the need arises; as occasion demands; where appropriate
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
to become clumsy; to miss one's aim