ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
looking away; looking aside
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
hereabouts; around there; that area
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
front; frontage; facade; main
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
glugging; drinking deeply; nodding deeply
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
bombshell announcement (statement)
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
educational institution; school; academy; campus
popular person; favorite; favourite
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations