election; selection; choice
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
present; current; in operation
accession to the throne; enthronement
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to say too much; to go too far
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
cartoon-character costume
feigned voice; unnatural voice
strong person; the strong; the powerful
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
union; joining; conjugation
contract; compact; agreement
subordination; dependency
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
king of the hill; king of the castle; king of the mountain
bashful; shameful; ashamed
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
next term; next period; next version; next release
battle formation; battle array; lineup (of a team, etc.); cast; staff
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)