soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
in person; personally; directly
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
unable to back out; unable to withdraw; unable to stop; unable to compromise
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
graphics; graphic; graphic magazine; pictorial magazine
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to reorganize; to rearrange; to put (things) in order
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
button (clothing); push-button
extra-large (clothing size); XL; language laboratory; LL
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock