uncouth person; disgusting fellow; nuisance; outcast; bore
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts); finding out the facts; bringing (a matter) to light; inquiring into
blue sky; azure sky; spring sky; God; the Creator
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
one's land; one's estate; domain; demesne
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
standard-bearer; flag-bearer
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
intensification; aggravation
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
softy; pushover; wishy-washy person
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
major incident; major happening; big scandal
long distance relationship
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
torturing to death; tormenting to death
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
influence; clout; leverage