place; position; location; position; standing; status
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
hate; hate crime; hate speech; hate; threat
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
instance (in object-oriented programming)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
field; farm; stray (dog, cat, etc.); stranger (in an online multiplayer game); random player
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
discovery; detection; finding
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
danger; peril; hazard; risk
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
without; but if; otherwise; or else
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
job; work; duties; trade; skill