absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
thorough investigation; close inquiry; pursuit (e.g. of the truth)
sincere; earnest; serious
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)
perennial youth; eternal youth
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
at a young age; while still young
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly