shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
thinking little of one's family
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
undesirable state brought about by (my) lack of virtue; feeling morally responsible; mea culpa
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
over-fond parent; doting parent
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
what do you want?; can I help you?
array; muster; line-up; full force
(not) a single person; (no) one
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
inside one's heart; in one's mind
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
low-priced stock; low-level stock