above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to extend; to expand; to spread out
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
this is why; this means; it is the case that
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
by myself; in person; by oneself
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
way of speaking; intimation
illegitimate child; bastard; love child
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
tool; implement; means; furniture
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain