loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
having said that; on the other hand
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to have meaning; to be meaningful
order; command; directions; instructions
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
relatively; comparatively
overestimation; overvaluing
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
it's not like; it isn't as if
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
recently; lately; these days
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
decomposition; ulceration
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
kitchen; financial situation
living room-cum-dining room
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
door; gate; opening; title page