handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
person of common sense; common sense man
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
float; pontoon; float (beverage with ice cream floating in it); float
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
physical; relating to stamina; in terms of physical strength
peak period; pinnacle; prime; zenith; glory days
super technology; technology beyond our current capabilities, mainly in science fiction
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
advisor; adviser (to a lord, etc.); wise counselor allowed to speak to a lord without restraint
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
finishing blow; coup de grâce
public facilities; utilities
and yet; though; when; in spite of
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
for this very reason; that is exactly why
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
working exclusively for; working full-time (for)
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
daughter (esp. of someone of high standing); (another's) daughter
traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase
way; course; the only way
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back