third day of the month; three days
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to be infected; to be contagious
(in the) same boat; (sharing a) common destiny
boat to transport mud; (fictional) boat made of (dried) mud
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
stay of execution; suspended sentence
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
very likely; very probable
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
at the very least; at the very most; as a bare minimum; minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.)
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
out of place artifact; OOPArt
rather; sooner; preferably
respect and affection; love and respect
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
adviser; advisor; consultant
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder