grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
pride; boast; credit (to)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
maintenance; preservation; improvement
by means of; due to; because of; according to
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
news; word; tidings; omen
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to leave (a scene); to step away
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
northwestern part; the northwest
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
the scruff or nape of the neck
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent