look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
rule; reign; peaceful times
center; centre; metropolis
firmly rooted; deep-seated
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
otherwise; or else; if not
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
hostility; antagonism; opposition
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
circulation; dissemination
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
apparently; appears to be
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation