appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
all over; all over the place; everywhere
hot topic; talk of the town
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
this sort of; this type of
curious; strange; unusual
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
as if nothing had happened
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
unprecedented; never seen before
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred