natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
although I say; although one might say; although called
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together; clamp; cramp (metal); tie (metaphorical, e.g. something that binds two people together)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
scene; spectacle; sight; view
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology
substitute article; back-up
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
concealment; suppression; hiding
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
dealing with; coping with
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty