gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
trio; gang of three; threesome
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
relation; connection; affinity
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
arrogant; haughty; insolent
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
extremely; terrifically; super
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
hedge; fence; border; limit
the opposite sex; isomerism