willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
more than usual (usu. time)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
chief; main; principal; major
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
miser; cheapskate; scrooge
absolute basics; very rudiments
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to be consistent; to be coherent
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
good policy; wise policy; best plan
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
good old; good old-fashioned
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
aforementioned; above-mentioned
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to chase; to run after; to pursue
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
killing two birds with one stone
firm; unshakeable; resolute
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
mason; stonemason; stonecutter