to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to attempt; to test; to try out
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
leisure time; idle moment
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
relation; connection; relevance
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
numerator; molecule; member; element
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose