substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
swindler; imposter; crook
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
stomach-ache; stomach pain; gastralgia
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
thickness; profundity; depth
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
having said that; on the other hand
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
outside of; not covered by
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
posterity; future life; life to come
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
unexpected meeting; coincidence
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
settlement; solution; resolution
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)