close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
maintenance; preservation; improvement
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
individual; private person; personal; private
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
educational institution; school; academy; campus
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
influence; clout; leverage
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
in the end; at the end of the day
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
nothing but; none other than
periodic; regular; routine
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful