to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to intervene; to stop (something)
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
zero (points, marks); no marks; zero (of a function); root; zero degrees (Celsius); freezing point
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
characteristic; (distinctive) feature; peculiarity; spot color; spot colour
faultless; flawless; perfect; impeccable; unimpeachable; beyond reproach
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
(in) her way; peculiar to her
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
both (people); the two of them
to leave it as is; to leave it at that; to let it be; to stop with something
arbitration; intercession; mediation
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
student enrolled from an affiliated lower-level school
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
disparaging term; derogatory term; derogatory name
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry