achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to cause trouble (for); to have a harmful effect (on); to involve (someone) in trouble
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
regret; repentance; remorse
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
tangible and intangible; material and spiritual
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
outline; summary; gist; basic points
about; concerning; related to; -ish
greeting; a fine thing to say
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
in the earth; in the ground; underground
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
process; course; mechanism