goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
burlesque; low comedy; farce
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
deep regret; bitter disappointment; chagrin; vexation
all sorts of; various; miscellaneous; motley
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
favorite; favourite; habitually used
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan; project
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
spine; backbone; spinal column
to creep about; to crawl around
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
an inch ahead; the immediate future
to await; to wait for; to expect