what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
courtesy call; courtesy visit
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
to say; to tell; to state; to do
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
victory depends on the turn of fortune; winning and losing are both down to luck
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
loyalty; allegiance; fidelity
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
ruler and ruled; master and servant
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
high and low (social standing)
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
mental derangement; madness; insanity
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
head; brains; intellect; understanding
intelligence; discernment
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
explanation; interpretation
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
draw (in competition); tie game
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen