delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
4th day of the month; four days
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
absorption; suction; attraction
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
veritably; verily; to be sure; (arch.) certain; (arch.) inevitable; (arch.) definite
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
large number (of); many; majority
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something