opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
appointment; meeting (e.g. with a customer)
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
severe criticism; sharp criticism; scathing criticism; diatribe; panning
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
principle; theory; fundamental truth
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
within; inside of; less than
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
scenery; scene; landscape
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
aimlessly; without a goal
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
synonymy; similar meaning
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell