extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
being bad at communication; being unsociable
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
departure; leaving; setting off
to try to do; to attempt to do
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
tone (of voice); manner of talking
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
general; popular; common; typical
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to dis; to diss; to disrespect; to speak ill of; to criticize; to disparage
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
shelter; refuge; protected place