encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
in the same manner as before; the same as always
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
individual; private person; personal; private
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
(apportioning) in small amounts
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
business; trade; operations; sales
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
manly; masculine; like a man
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
waste of time; killing time
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?