to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
to join forces; to cooperate
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
demonic; devilish; satanic; diabolic
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
time limit; time restriction
instead; but (on the other hand)
retroactivity; retroaction; being retroactive (to)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
electronic information; electronic data; electronics and information
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
established practice; custom
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse