revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
vast; limitless; boundless
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
(already) known; established
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
three sides; small offering stand
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to take a breath; to take a short rest
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
a little bit; a little while
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
appeal; call for something; request; axiom