phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
deflection; deviation; variation; declination; drift
intensification; aggravation
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
sign; indication; omen; symptom
furnishings; implements; equipment
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
this; our; right; justice; checking account
closure (of a library, museum, etc.)
ultraviolet rays; ultraviolet radiation; UV radiation
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
without permission; without notice
new building; new construction
absence of permission; lack of permission; absence of (advance) notice; lack of notice
weather-beaten; bleached skull
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
cost reduction; cost saving
identically; in the (exact) same way; similarly
right to choose; a say; option
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
beginning; clue; starting point
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to say something better left unsaid; to go too far (by saying something rude)
useful thing; usable article; present; gift
similar but different; alike only in appearance; falsely similar; spurious; sham; pseudo-
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
value; worth; estimation; evaluation; bargain; good buy
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly