terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
voting; ballot; poll; vote
it's no joke; gimme a break!
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
praise; admiration; extolling
way; method; means; resource; course
monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
by sheer strength; by brute force
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
great physical power; animal strength
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
on the occasion of; at the time of
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...