suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
rival; competitor; competition
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
present; current; in operation
group; bunch; crowd; group
maker; builder; creator; farmer
tide; current; tendency; trend
normalization (of a social problem, of a situation, etc.)
the other day; some time ago; recently
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
being very busy; busyness
hacking; hacking (basketball, rugby, etc.); fouling
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)