clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to watch over; to watch attentively
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
not caring; not giving a damn
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
precipice; steep (e.g. mountain pass)
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
being dotted with; being scattered
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to settle (in a place); to settle down
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)