to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
near; close; beside; third person
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
every person; each one; everybody
water flea (Daphnia spp.)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
common humanity; shared humanity; shared by humanity
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
inside one's heart; in one's mind
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
basis; based on; conformance; conformity; authority (of); standard
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to do over; to remake; to resume
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
actual and hidden; inside out (e.g. socks); face down (e.g. cards)
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand