indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
good-for-nothing; worthless
(punishment by) striking with fists
process; course; mechanism
to attempt; to test; to try out
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
annotation; explanatory note; comment
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
guess; speculation; supposition
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to become pale; to turn pale
day of month; counter for days