cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
investment; contribution; financing
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
establishment (of a business); founding
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
joint struggle; common (united) front
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
fate; destiny; predestination
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
impudent; shameless; brazen
absorption; suction; attraction
true friend; close friend