provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
another time; some other time
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
choices; alternatives; options
triple feature (e.g. movie)
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
I see; that's right; indeed
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
tedious; boring; being fed up with
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
together; at the same time; same; identical
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)