deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
place; situation; position; location
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
function; facility; faculty; feature
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
although I say; although one might say; although called
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
by sheer strength; by brute force
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
armory; armoury; ordnance department
to say no more; to sink into silence
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion