rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
bribe; sweetener; douceur
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
teatime; tea break; coffee break
so; therefore; and; (and) then
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
such; like that; that sort of
coherence; order; focus; point
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to say no more; to sink into silence
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
unofficial report; confidential report
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
distant look; faraway look
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
for example; for instance; e.g.
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
none of your business; not your concern
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history