to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
way; method; means; (technical) specification
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
accomplishment; execution
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
severe; strict; tough; hard
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
somewhere to go; place to go
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear; (with) only the clothes on one's back; (still) wearing the same clothes as before (e.g. before falling asleep)
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
this and that; one thing or another
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask