to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
social; societal; societary
reason for being; raison d'être
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
time; season; period; phase; stage
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
washing machine (laundry)
practical question (problem); practical matter
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
minuteness; one millionth
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
crossly; angrily; strongly smelling; reeking
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
unimpressive; unimpressed
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
tendency; trend; inclination
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
hostility; animosity; enmity
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby