posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
leaving or staying; (one's) course of action; (one's) position; (one's) attitude
notice; attention; observation
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; suspension (from work or school)
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
power; authority; influence
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
sudden rise; steep climb; trending
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
heedless of danger; braving dangers