ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
forbidden technique; forbidden magic; taboo art
heating power; thermal power; firepower
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
tool; implement; means; furniture
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
boarding house; residence hall; dormitory
equipment; device; installation; stage setting