to be smeared; to be covered
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
drinking straight from a bottle
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to throw into; to toss into
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
to go by the rules; to observe the regulations
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
(necessary) personnel; required person
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
reason for being; raison d'être
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
sick person; patient; invalid
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit