good young man; agreeable youth
academic journal; learned journal
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
hitting ratio; hit rate; success rate; accuracy rate
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
scandal; impropriety; misconduct
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
fabrication; made-up story; sham; hoax; put-up job; frame-up
calming down; quieting down
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
main section (of a newspaper); central column; this newspaper; our paper
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
industrial injury; employment injury
system; institution; organization; organisation
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
how long; how far; how much
trial; judgement; judgment
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
stagnation; hindrance; delay
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
national trust (organization dedicated to cultural and environmental conservation)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
mail; postal matter; postal item
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot