legitimate; orthodox; traditional
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
stale; hackneyed; cliched
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
with all one's strength; with all one's might
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
having high information content; informative
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
on the occasion of; at the time of
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
as time passes; with the passing of time; with time
vague recollection; faint memory