prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
to like; to love; to be fond of
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
that is to say; so that means
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
way (of doing); manner; method; means
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
and yet; though; when; in spite of
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
rather; sooner; preferably
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion