fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)
successor; replacement; second wife
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
(bowel) movement; evacuation; defecation; understanding (of another's thoughts, feelings, etc.)
older sister; lass; young lady
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
headquarters; head office; main office
like terms; similar terms; same kind; same class
scale; scope; plan; structure
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
even if not; even without
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
affiliated school; school attached to a university
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
classification; assortment