author; writer; novelist; artist
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
to complain; to lodge a complaint
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
desperately; for one's dear life
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to indicate; to show; to point to
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
preface; introduction; preamble
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
whispering into a person's ear
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
consequently; as a result
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to give a round of applause; to applaud
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
lumping together; putting all together
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
objection; dissent; protest
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
watchful waiting; careful supervision