absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
regular customer; valued client
meaning; significance; sense
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to cease; to stop; to be over
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
permit (to pass, enter, etc.); pass
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum