to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
matter for the court; (ending up as a) lawsuit; legal tussle; court fight
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
briskly; quickly; promptly
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
health; healthy; sound; fit
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to be reminded of; to call to mind
pale; pallid; bluish-white
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
dependence (on alcohol, drugs, etc.)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
the very image of health itself; picture of health
being on the verge of starvation; being about to starve
indicate reason; infers some protest
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
in comparison to; rather than
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
still; even now; to this day
to be found; to be discovered
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)