pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
strength; power; proficiency; ability
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
min-maxing; concentrating points on a specific ability
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
number one; first; best; most; game; round
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
jack of all trades, master of none
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
assistance; backing; reinforcements
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like