construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
reality; actuality; hard fact
don't worry about it; forget about it
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
implication (in a crime); involvement; (arch.) sitting in a row (in the same seat)
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
(political) power; authority; influence
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to be able to manage somehow or another
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
scandal; deplorable event
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
it's not like; it isn't as if
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
shameless; shameless person
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully