to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
troublesome; annoying; complicated
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to relax; to feel at home
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
mysterious power of words to alter reality
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to become possible; to become able to (do)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
in the end; at the end of the day
number one; first; best; most; game; round
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)