to make an appeal; to urge
ability; capability; skill
distinction; discrimination; discernment; identification
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
conference room; place of assembly
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
swallowing; understanding; comprehension; apprehension
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
speech; expression; wording; language
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
latest work (e.g. book, film); newest work; most recent work
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to give; to do (something) for
(smelling) strongly; pungently; reeking
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it