futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
finishing blow; coup de grâce
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
it is not (like that) either
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
many people talking noisily; chowing down; scarfing down; roughly (of actions)
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)