back (of a chair); backrest
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
essence; true nature; substance; reality
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
combined use; using together (with); using jointly; using at the same time
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to use and then throw away
settlement; solution; resolution
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
throwaway; disposable; single-use
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
tendency; trend; inclination
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis