easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
intimacy; affection; familiarity
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
rough-and-ready (medical) treatment; drastic remedy; drastic treatment; drastic measures; drastic steps
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
feedback (on a product, person's performance, etc.); feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
regarding highly; attaching importance to
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to feel blue; to feel depressed
senior; elder; person older than oneself
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
disclosure; exposure; revelation
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)
to learn the ropes; to get the knack
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
recovery; undoing; recall
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour