incident; affair; happening; event
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
sudden change; complete change
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
piece; fragment; one (object)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
how long; how much; to what extent
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to attempt; to test; to try out
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end