incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
being too late; losing one's final chance
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
what do you want?; can I help you?
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
to laugh at someone scornfully; to scoff at
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
unnatural; affected; studied; forced