unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to change completely; to change suddenly
good humour (humor); good mood
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
disturbance; riot; mayhem
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
leader; authority; mainstay
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
real intention; true motive; true meaning
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
consideration; taking into account
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)