wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
form; shape; figure; morph
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
personal delivery; handing over in person
to have a relationship; to have relations
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
living thing; living creature; animal; life
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
evening meal; dinner; supper
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
preface; introduction; preamble
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
that's the way it is; such is life
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to beat to death; to club to death; to kill
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
by means of; due to; because of; according to
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)