violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
night watch; night sentry
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
very likely; very probable
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
outlining (e.g. font); hollowing out; getting rid of the middleman; dealing directly; skinning the cat (gymnastics)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
willpower; energy; vitality
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
light; faint; pale; fleeting
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to rush over; to run up to
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken