development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
memory; ability to remember
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
(not) a single person; (no) one
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
to strike; to hit; to give hell to
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
particularly; only; in the case of
evident; plain; distinct; clear
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent