white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
servant; manservant; menial
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
morning fog; morning mist
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
all thanks to ...; ... is a lifesaver; (one) couldn't do without ...; our gracious ...; hats off to ...
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
sticking out prominently (usu. something long and thin); rising up
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
rottenness; decay; corruption
to be fated; to be linked by fate
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
predation; eating prey; preying upon
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
existence; being; life; survival
unfortunately; sorry, but ...