good young man; agreeable youth
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
not caring; not giving a damn
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
to become excited; to be eager; to rouse oneself; to work oneself up
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
periodic; regular; routine
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
half portion; inexperienced; green; poor (work)
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
comparison; something worthy of comparison
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
unusual space; other dimension
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
experiment; experimentation
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly