unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
genuine; authentic; true; real
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
war; battle; match; game; competition
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
imperial court; royal court
deliberate; careful; thoughtful; deeply laid plan
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
amount of money; sum of money