literally; to the letter; literal
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
nothing but; none other than
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
offensive (movement); aggression
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
planning; plan; project; arrangements
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
time; hour; period; class
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
industry terminology; professional jargon; buzzword
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
corridor; hallway; passageway
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just