monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to attempt; to test; to try out
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to frolic about; to mess around
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
to put someone to work; to make someone work
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge