outlet (e.g. for water or gas); market (for something); outlet (e.g. for excess energy); vent (e.g. for emotions)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
general idea; concept; notion
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
precarious situation; precarious state
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
leadoff batter; first batter; first person appearing (witness, performer, etc.)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
something like ...; something called ...
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
level ground; horizon; field of view
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
underline; side line (equivalent to underlining in vertically written text)
popular (among the general public); populist; plebian; low-brow; widely liked
and so; therefore; for that reason
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of