ceremony; rite; ritual; service
day by day; every day; by the day
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
silence; stillness; quietness
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to spread; to be propagated
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
unprecedented; never seen before
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
management; administration; operation
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
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)
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
inside a police station, fire station, tax office, etc.
sensation; great popularity; big stir; big splash
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
something like ...; something called ...
order (for goods or services); order (sequence); order (of magnitude); order
(social) class; rank; grade
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran