it's not like; it isn't as if
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to thrust away; to send flying
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
fully armed; armed to the teeth
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to attack; to assault; to assail
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
in good health; alive and well; going strong
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
acceleration; speeding up
coincident with; while; simultaneously
divorce; dissolution of adoption
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
ordinary; sensible; commonplace