substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
headlight (on a vehicle); headlamp (flashlight worn on the head); head torch
messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
fascinate; bewitch; enchant
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
light; easy; non-serious; minor
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
dull; stupid; thickheaded; slow; sluggish
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
lottery; lot; raffle; draw