equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
cross; crossed; cruciform
upper end; top; tip; top edge
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to hand over; to surrender
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to see through; to see the true nature of something
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to make a firm resolution
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to attempt; to test; to try out
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious