clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
four-digit number; thousands column
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
import; importation; introduction; afferent
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
earthling; earthman; terrestrial; citizen of Earth
to explain adequately; to be accountable
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
ultimate; final; last; eventual
athletics; sports; adventure course; (outdoor) obstacle course
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
in a day; in a brief space of time
scale; scope; plan; structure
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort