revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
at a loss for words; stumped for words
comfort; consolation; diversion
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
reopening; resumption; restarting
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
one end; an end; part; fragment
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
offense and defense; offence and defence
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
cooperation; coordination; link
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
hard to get; hard to come by
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better