shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
low (level, value, price, etc.)
traditional; customary; conventional
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
material; substance; matter
order; directive; instructions; command
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
rope; cord; policeman's rope
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
genuine article; real thing; real deal
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout