simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
genuine article; real thing; real deal
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
everywhere; all over; throughout
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
grandstand play; grandstanding; showboating; showing off
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
promotion; raising of status
the place for; the time for; the level of
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
imagination; supposition; guess
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
occasional; infrequent; rare
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
well-cooked; well-done; browned
heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death