telephone book; telephone directory
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
something; something or other; something something
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
ability; performance; efficiency
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
terrain; geographical features; topography
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
war; battle; match; game; competition
field; farm; rural; agricultural; stray (e.g. dog, cat); unauthorised (esp. smartphone application)
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
having said that; be that as it may
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order