next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
very interesting; of great interest
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to do for (the sake of someone else)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
turning sideways; landscape orientation
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
living thing; living creature; animal; life
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
to put into effect; to put into practice
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
although I say; although one might say; although called
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
from the beginning; from scratch
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit