attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
jack of all trades, master of none
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
at least; at most; (even) just
love affair; sensual pleasures
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
unqualified; without qualifications
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
main; principal; chief; primary; major
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
marshland; wetland; swampland
herbivorous; graminivorous
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
government forces; government troops
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
that day; the very same day
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
abstract; immaterial; moral; spiritual; intangible
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
practical effect; efficacy; efficiency
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
honor; honour; credit; prestige