to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
instability; insecurity; crankiness
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
living; lifestyle; living room
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
journal; magazine; periodical
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
extremely large-scale (literary) work; monster work; long film; epic
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
as you see; as you can see
early to bed early to rise
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn