conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
complete; whole; perfect; safe
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
to try all possible means
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
property; fortune; assets
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
separation; divorce; severing of connections
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to subsist; to keep on living
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any