hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
illegal; illicit; unlawful
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
(courteous) invitation; call
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
preface; introduction; preamble
first match (in a series)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
to become desperate; to give in to despair
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to be ardent (of passion, zeal, etc.); to be aflame
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
welcome; (warm) reception
laughing a ringing laugh; having a hearty laugh; roaring with laughter
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to become settled; to be fixed
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)