spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
genuine article; real thing; real deal
contracted regular payment, e.g. monthly, weekly, etc.; by the (month, week, etc.)
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
soldier; combatant; warrior
boy raised by wolves; boy who cried wolf
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
terrain; geographical features; topography
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
so; therefore; and; (and) then
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to stop walking; to pause
(not) even once; (not) ever
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to not believe one's ears