ancient times; distant past; antiquity
literature; books (reference); document
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
very likely; very probable
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
noble; lofty; high-minded
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
deadly serious; deadly earnest
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to await; to wait for; to expect
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
that is to say; so that means
chain; series; connection; linkage
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to need; to call for; to require
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to ask for directions; to ask the way
navigation; (car) navigation system; navigator
clip-clop (esp. of geta); jingle-jangle (esp. of an old-fashioned shop doorbell); clink-clink (e.g. of metal on glass); clink-clank
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises