substitution; replacement; shifting; change
drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
head; brains; intelligence
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
ago; since; before; previous
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
sense of values; values; value system
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
replica firearm; realistic toy gun with no firing mechanism
hills and fields; hill and dale
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit