cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
bad habit; bad custom; evil practice; vice
daily visit (of worship); frequent visit
expertise; experience; knowledge
great evil; scum of the earth; monster; fiend
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
bad things happen to those who attempt things; (lit.) if a dog walks they will hit a stick; good luck may come unexpectedly
passing mark (examination); passing grade
loose (of clothing); baggy; flabby; saggy; sloshing; slopping
public highway; local street; open road; ordinary road
(the condition of) one's health
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
heavyweight (esp. boxing); heavyweight division
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
capacity; volume; capacitance
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
self-help efforts; independent efforts; self-supporting endeavor
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
cool or attractive expression (when posing for a photo)
to hurt; to smart; to sting
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
rationality; reasonableness
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
commander; commanding officer; CO
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
commander; general; leader