vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
home page (of a website or browser); homepage; web page; website
during; for the duration of
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
discovery; detection; finding
law full of loopholes; toothless law
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
senior; veteran; old-timer
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
burlesque; low comedy; farce
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
out of bounds; beyond the pale
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
the same; the said; likewise
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
company granted a concession; concessionaire
most part; greater part; majority
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
rich person; wealthy person
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
plan; protocol; manifest; program