disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
moron; idiot; stupid person
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
compelling force; legal force
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
preliminary arrangements; spade work
by today; before the day is over
to attempt; to test; to try out
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
considerably; greatly; a lot
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent