act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
general mobilization; general mobilisation
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
general; popular; common; typical
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
again; once more; a second time
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible