Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
main cause; primary factor
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil; reckless person
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
at a loss for words; stumped for words
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
yellowish; tinged with yellow
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
manners; courtesy; etiquette
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
to be excited; to be elated
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)