to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
it is not (like that) either
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
displacement (e.g. of a ship); volume of wastewater
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
if you think about it; come to think of it
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
not necessarily so; is not always true
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
reading too much into (what ... says)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to increase; to add to; to augment
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
enterprise; business; company; corporation
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to push aside; to brush aside
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
several sheets (flat objects)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many