harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
cash bonus; reward; bounty
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to replace; to move; to change the position of
to eke out a living; to get a bare livelihood; to live from hand to mouth
means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
armed might; military power; the sword; force
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
telephone; telephone number; telephone call; phone call
river; stream; River; the ... river
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to beat to death; to kill
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy