hours of operation (machine, etc.); uptime
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to look around; to look towards (us)
vengeful spirit (spawned from a person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; mankind; souls; people
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
ray of light; ray of hope; promising talent
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
sudden price jump; steep price rise
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
dignified expression; solemn expression; serious expression
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
centrifugation; centrifugal separation
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
to feel inferior; to feel small
gathering evidence; collecting evidence
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
hard to reach place; remote place
unheard-of; unprecedented
abuse; curse; swearing; insult