to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
drama; play; powerful drug
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
alien (from another planet)
man of the future; Homo futurus
making practical; making useful; implementing
to bring; to take; to bring about
(social) position; status
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
another thing; exception; special case
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
might as well; sure, why not; why not use this occasion to ...