ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
interference; intervention; meddling
simply; merely; only; solely
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
acid reflux; bile reflux; pyrosis; gloating; gratification; satisfaction
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
the Almighty; The Omnipotent One
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
equilibrium; good balance; poise
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
consecutive; continuous; successive
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
individual; one by one; separate; each
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
preface; introduction; preamble
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
base; basis; bedrock; platform
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
concreteness; embodiment; expressing concretely
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication