silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to crack; to develop a crack
servant; manservant; menial
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
now that; since; so long as; because
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to rank next to; to come after
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
looking pale; looking unwell
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
(very) patient; persevering
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to summon courage; to be brave
complete change; about-face
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
shopping; purchased goods
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy