taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
essence; true nature; substance; reality
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
recommendation; endorsement
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
sympathy; compassion; pity
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
major dealer; wealthy merchant
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to throw at; to turn; to raise
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
exactly as stated; verbatim
ago; since; before; previous
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
something; some kind of; for some reason
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)