fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
reset; fresh start; new beginning
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
to be saved up (of money)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
outline; summary; gist; basic points
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to give a broad grin; to smirk
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
formal objection; opposition (e.g. to a patent)
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
renewal; renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference