bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
suggestion; hint; implication
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
(the) way home; return trip; (the) way back
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
interruption; suspension; break
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to take (someone) to task; to tell off severely; to give a good talking-to; to scold
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
living by oneself; living alone
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to let out a cry; to break forth
intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to continue to work; to work away (at)
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
direct appeal; direct petition
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
viewing as a problem; problematizing
direct control; direct supervision