moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
diligent; hard-working; industrious
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
square; formal; prim; stuffy
rationality; reasonableness
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
pot (esp. teapot, coffee pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
to write a few lines (to); to drop someone a line; to write a note (to)
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
peeling; paring; skinning; parer; peeler; paring-knife
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
to redraw (a line); to catch (a cold) again; to consult (a reference) again
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
grudge; complaint; reproach
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
viewing as a problem; problematizing
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to listen to in an ecstasy
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither