landline telephone; fixed-line telephone
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
spoiling (e.g. a plot); revealing (e.g. a trick); giving it away
remembering; recollection; anamnesis; recall (memory); retrieval
trembling from fear; trembling all over
preface; introduction; preamble
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
hating; strongly disliking
to help (someone) to their feet; to help (someone) up
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
pompom; pompon; pom-pom; pom-pon
super work; tremendous work; spectacular; blockbuster
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
in the background; not standing out
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
unprincipled; inconstant; unscrupulous
cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer
parallel universe; alternative reality; parallel world
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
of course; certainly; naturally
to move forward; to move on
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
joint together; opposite; facing
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
time schedule; timetable; program
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
fashion sense; sense of fashion
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm