container (e.g. shipping); skip
amount of money; sum of money
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
substitute article; back-up
to bring back; to restore
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
course; route; path; process; means
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
genuine; authentic; true; real
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
listening device; bug; wiretap
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
craving for the limelight
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
presence; sitting with; being with
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with