(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to be free; to be available
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to throw the baby out with the bath water; to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel; to obsess over insignificant details and miss the larger point; (lit.) to straighten the horns and kill the cow
alone; by oneself; on one's own
two persons; two people; pair; couple
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
grudge; complaint; reproach
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
sharp increase; sudden rise
person killed in action; the war dead
compensating; making up for; supplementation
number of (large) animals
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
genuine article; real thing; real deal
proper; respectable; decent; honest
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly