Much less, not half: ~ good/annoyed.

Never mind= let alone.

Last(4): he is the last person I'd trust with a secret, the last thing she needed
was some extra work.
A sth to end all sths: the film has a car chase clip to end all car chases.
Might(8): you might well ask.
Hardly(4): he is hardly likely to admit, you can hardly expect her to do it, it's
hardly the time for it, it's hardly surprising.
Too silly for words.
Not have two beans, brain cells, etc. to rub together
Hardly(2): I could hardly open my eyes, I could hardly believe it when I read the
letter.
Fairly(3): the time fairly races by.
Badly(6): badly hurt/ damaged/ injured, the country was badly affected by
recession, everything has gone badly wrong.
Literally(2): there're literally hundreds of prizes to win.
Strictly= absolutely: smoking is strictly forbidden, my letter is strictly private
and confidential.
Positively: the instructions we not just confusing but positively misleading, some
diets might be positively dangerous, tonight's show may be positively the last
ever.
Possibly(5): I can't possibly tell you that! I couldn't possibly carry all those
bags. I couldn't possibly.
Jolly well: if you don't come home now you can ~ walk home.
Fucking well: You're fucking well coming whether you want to or not.
Bloody well: You can bloody well keep your jobI don't want it!
Im not coming. Yes, you bloody well are!
Beyond doubt: it was without doubt a useful tool.
Lord knows: ~ I did tried to teach her.
By God.
By Jove.
Honest to god/ goodness: ~ Merry I'm not joking.
Heavens/ goodness knows: ~ what else they might find.
Heaven knows(2): ~ she was working hard.
What the devil: ~ do you think you're doing?
Bless her, God knows,
Like hell: she worked like hell, my finger hurts like hell.
Devil(4): Tom was a handsome devil and rich too, he is off to Greece for a month
lucky devil, I miss that old devil now that he's gone.
When he is at home: who's she when she's at home.
Really(2): he really likes you, I really must go, I really and truly am in love
this time.
At bottom, but(7), but(6): nothing but nothing can change my mind.
Was I ever,
This much: I'll say this much of him he never leaves a piece Of work unfinished.
That(3,adv): i was that scared I didn't know what to do.
Could(7): I was so fed up I could scream.
Single(2): unemployment is the single most important reasons for the rise in crime
rate, we eat rice Every Single Day.
One(8): that was one hell of game.
One/ hell of a: that's hell of a big house you've got.
Make no mistake about it: ~ this is one crisis that won't just go away.
First(adv,4): she swore she wouldn't apologize she'd die first.
With capital A,B.
Alone(5): the shoes alone cost 7$.
Precise(3): we were just talking about her when At that precise Moment she walked
in, doctors find it difficult to establish the precise nature of her illness.
Precisely(3): it is precisely because I care about you that I don't allow you to
stay out late, the children are precisely the one who will suffer if the divorced.
Never(2): I never knew, You never did.
So(8): that's so uncool, he's so not the right person for you.
Sure(adv): that song Sure As Hell sounds familiar, he sure looks unhappy, boy it
sure is hot, sure is.
Simply(2)= absolutely: you simply must see this movie, the view is simply
wonderful, that's simply no true, I haven't seen her for simply ages.
Of course: ~ I will/ i do.
Of course not.
Absolutely(2): she did absolutely no work, she have nothing to do with your job.
None other than,
If ever there was one.
In the world, what in the world, on earth,
Indeed,
Forsooth,
Straight up : I saw it ~.
Something(adv): she was swearing something terrible.
Great(11): we're great friends, I'm not a great reader/ fan of his works.
Do(aux,4): he does look tired, do shut up.
What(3): what a beautiful/ awful car.
Such(3): it's such a beautiful day, the issue was of such importance that we
couldn't afford to ignore it, such is the elegance of this typeface that it is
still a favorite of the designers, why are you in such a hurry?
Imaginable[every/all/most beautiful view]. see:thinkable, conceivable.
I don't mind telling you,
I can tell you= I'm telling you: ~ it isn't cheap, that's not exactly what she said
I tell you.
Just for the record: and ~ he'd be the last person I'd ask for.
I must say: well ~ that's the funniest thing I've heard this week.
Just you wait,
Take it from me that: ~ he'll be a millionaire before he's thirty.
Or what: is he stupid or what ?
Talk(5): we're talking 400$ per hour, i am talking millions here.
Talk about: ~ mean ! She didn't buy me a card.
Whole(2): I can't afford it that's the whole point, we offer a whole variety of
weekends.
Simple(3): nobody wanted to believe the simple truth, it's nothing to worry about
just a simple headache, I had to do it For the simple reason That I couldn't trust
anyone.
Pure and simple: it's laziness ~.
The mother of all sth,
Rank(adj,2): a rank outsider, an example of rank stupidity.
Proper, veritable, certifiable,
Regular(11): the wile thing was a regular disaster.
Spanking: a spanking white/ new rollsroyse,
Dickens: he is cute as the dickens.
Truly(2): a truly memorable moment/ magnificent night.
Raving: she's no raving beauty, raving success.
Drop-dead: ~ gorgeous girl.
Plain(adv): plain stupid/ wrong sth.
Arrant: arrant nonsense.
Utter: That's complete and utter nonsense!
To my utter amazement she agreed.
He felt an utter fool.
Stark:SYNONYM utter
The children watched in stark terror.
Sheer: SYNONYM utter
The concert was sheer delight.
sheer luck/chance/coincidence/joy/bliss/determination
I only agreed out of sheer desperation.
 sheer terror/panic/exhaustion/hell
Thorough= complete: everything was in thorough mess.
Crushing: it was a crushing defeat, the company has been dealt with another
crushing blow with the failure to win this contract.
Downright: there was downright hatred between them, I'm trying to think of
something that is not downright rude.
Outright:
Right(7): I felt right idiot, you made a right mess of that.
Too(5): she gave me the money ... I thought so too.
Possible(4): it was the best possible surprise anyone could have given me, don't
leave your packing until the last possible moment.
Absolute(2): there is absolute rubbish on the today, absolute idiot/ minimum.
Real(5): he is a real idiot, that's a real privilege.
Really(3): he drove really fast, I'm really sorry.
Absolutely(1): I'm not absolutely certain I posted it, it was absolutely pouring
with rain.
-tatsic: we've a top-tastic stars in tonight's show.
Out of this world: the meal was ~.
Even(1): He never even opened the letter (= so he certainly didn't read it).
It was cold there even in summer (= so it must have been very cold in winter).
Even a child can understand it (= so adults certainly can).
She didn't even call to say she wasn't coming.

Unbelievable: SYNONYM incredible

We had an unbelievable (= very good) time in Paris.
Conditions in the prison camp were unbelievable (= very bad).
We get through an unbelievable amount of food each week.
The cold was unbelievable (= it was extremely cold).
It's unbelievable that (= very shocking) they have permitted this trial to go
ahead.
Extraordinary: SYNONYM incredible
It's extraordinary that he managed to sleep through the party.
What an extraordinary thing to say!
The president took the extraordinary step of apologizing publicly for his
behaviour!
Unimaginable: unimaginable wealth
This level of success would have been unimaginable just last year.
OPPOSITE imaginable
See: inconceivable.
Unutterable: unutterable sadness
He felt such an unutterable fool.
Untold: SYNONYM immeasurable
untold misery/wealth
These gases cause untold damage to the environment.
Ineffable: ineffable joy
Inexpressable: inexpressible joy
Indescribable: The pain was indescribable.
I felt a sense of indescribable relief.
See: unspeakable, unrepeatable, unprintable etc.
Immeasurable: to cause immeasurable harm
Her contribution was of immeasurable importance.
Measureless: the measureless oceans
See: quantity: inestimable, incalculable etc.
Great(2): There was a great big pile of books on the table.
He cut himself a great thick slice of cake.
Great(3): a matter of great importance
The concert had been a great success.
Her death was a great shock to us all.
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you here today.
 Take great care of it.
You've been a great help.
We are all to a great extent the products of our culture.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 9th edition Oxford University Press, 2015

No less than, Whacking great= whopping: ~hole in the wall, ~ 7 m,

Sheer: the are is in danger by the sheer number of tourists visiting it, we were
impressed by the sheer size of cathedral.
Lovely and sth: it's lovely and warm here.
How sth can you get? How stupid/ selfish can you get. See: as crooked as they come.

Mere(1): ~ 20 minutes, you got it the interview is a mere formality.

Merely: it's not merely a job, he merely agreed because of money.

#emphasize amounts. or qualities.

All of sth: it must be all of 100 meters to the car.
Full(4): She is a full four inches shorter than her sister.
Fully: The disease affects fully 30 per cent of the population.
Awful(2): It's going to cost an awful lot of money.
There's not an awful lot of room.
I feel an awful lot better than I did yesterday.
Upon: mile upon mile of dusty road
thousands upon thousands of letters
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 9th edition Oxford University Press, 2015

Yet(6): snow more snow yet more snow, yet another book on diet, prices were cut yet
again.
Yet(7): a recent yet more improbable/ worse theory.
=Still(4): there still another/ more bad news to come
=Even(2): you know even less than I do about it.

Doggone: well doggone it! Don't drive so doggone fast, now where is the doggone
keys ?
Stupid(3): I can't get the stolid thing open, get your stupid feet off that chair.
Young(5): I think you owe me an apology young man/ lady.