to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
(phenotypic) trait; (hereditary) character; allele
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
clinical (e.g. pathology, training, trial)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
bad influence; negative influence
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
political measures; policy
including (all of); -wide (e.g. company-wide); with (everyone); (concerning) the entirety of; all of
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
full use; extensive use; complete utilization
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
marriage proposal; courtship
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
certainly; surely; definitely
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
casual speech; peer language; informal language
refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained