stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
reshuffling; job rotation
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
piece; fragment; one (object)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
way; method; means; resource; course
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
chemical substances; chemicals
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
just above; right overhead
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
good feeling; feeling good
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person