perfectly round; perfectly circular
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to fight to the bitter end
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
genius; prodigy; natural gift
option; choice; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
this (very thing); this precisely
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
matter of time; question of time
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
worst; worst-case (scenario)
judicial precedent; leading case; prior case
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
disparaging term; derogatory term; derogatory name