spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
high grade; special grade; classy
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
different thing; another question; different case
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
protecting (someone); defending; standing up for
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
absentmindedness; peace of mind
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
professional killer; hit man
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
one thin flat object; one sheet
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
way of learning; way of studying; way of mastering