base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
another company; other company
whole face; all over one's face
personal funds; one's own money; self-funding
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
again; once again; yet again
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
medicinal poisoning; chemical poisoning; drug poisoning; drug addiction
context (of a passage); line of thought; context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background
hurriedly; hurry-scurry; helter-skelter
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
word game; wordplay; playing with words
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to exchange; to replace; to shift personnel; to replace one person with another
without thinking of the consequences
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
toxin; poisonous substance
calamity; disaster; accident
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
gradually; slowly but steadily
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels