to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
all; entire; whole; altogether
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
putting into operation; invocation
self-deprecating; self-mocking
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to understand from experience
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
empirically; from experience
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
trivial; not amounting to much
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
(political) power; authority; influence
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history