self-assessment; self-declaration; self-certification; personal statement
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
news flash; news special; special newscast; special news bulletin
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
manned; occupied; piloted
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
(not) so much; (not) that much
overlapping; piling; stacking
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
shelving; pigeonholing; putting to one side; strangling; throttling; crushing
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
emergency evacuation site (typically outdoors); refuge shelter
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
townsman; townswoman; resident of a town; townspeople; townsfolk
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done
disorder; chaos; confusion
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account