degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
systematic; organized; organizational
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
awkward (difficult) question
human trafficking; slave trade
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
unsolved; unresolved; unsettled; pending; outstanding
to class (one thing with another); to rank (with); to respect (two things) the same; to see as comparable; to hold in equally high esteem
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
eagerly; earnestly; zealously; wholeheartedly; diligently; assiduously
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
guidance; leadership; leading the way
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
on the way home from school
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
frequenting (e.g. a bar); staying around (e.g. at someone's house); haunting
stress relief; getting rid of stress
arcade game where one can win a prize
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
to have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end)
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
violent explosion; bursting
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
trivial; not amounting to much
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit