word game; wordplay; playing with words
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
ignorant of the ways of the world
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
very rude; very insolent; extremely reprehensible; outrageous
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)
heaven and earth; top and bottom
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
one revolution; one rotation
technique; art; skill; move
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
spitting image; dead ringer; exact resemblance
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
correction; revision; amendment
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
hanging in midair; suspended in midair; midair stunt; aerial stunt
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet