absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to look down on; to make light of
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
(brute) force; using all one's might
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
having no effect; waste of effort
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
do-or-die game; crucial contest
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
unable to stay still; unable to contain one's feelings; unable to restrain oneself
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
snugly; cosily; compactly
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
classification; color coding; colour coding; color keying; colour keying; differentiation using different colors (colours)
fine brush or pencil; small or fine handwriting
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
comparing heights; comparison of statures
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
menial; meanness; servility; abject
imprudence; misbehavior; misbehaviour; misunderstanding
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)