substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
now that you say that; now that you mention it
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
scoundrel; rascal; villain
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
visual hallucination; vision
eternity; perpetuity; immortality; lifetime title holder (in shogi, go, etc.)
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
crown; diadem; bottle cap
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
mental derangement; madness; insanity
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
chance (of success); odds
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking