difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
space; interval; space character; whitespace
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
there is nothing; having nothing
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
greeting; a fine thing to say
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
stone (used for throwing)
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
on countless occasions; many a time
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
in person; personally; directly
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
intensification; aggravation
to take command; to give direction
election; selection; choice
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)