cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
to stop (doing something); to cease; to leave as is; to leave alone; to exclude; to except
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
strange thing; odd thing; how absurd!; preposterous!
in its entirety; whole; wholly
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
unnecessary; unneeded; useless; having nothing to do; unoccupied; idle
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
thunderous roar; roaring sound
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
nuisance money; money paid to make up for inconvenience caused
way; method; means; resource; course
falling into madness; losing one's sanity; being consumed by frenzy; entering a berserk state (in fiction, games, etc)
operation; functioning; running
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
number; number plate; license plate
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
business office; place of business
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
heresy; heretical teachings; black magic