to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
handsome man; actor in a love scene
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
stencil printing; mimeographic printing
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
readership; target audience (of a magazine)
to accept (something) with thanks
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
next term; next period; next version; next release
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
sequel; later development
rewriting; rewrite; fair copy
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
source of information; intelligence source; message source
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
war; battle; match; game; competition
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
good news; happy news; glad tidings
viewing as a problem; problematizing
full tank (esp. of gasoline); full capacity (of a battery, receptacle, etc.)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
this and that; one thing or another
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)