slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
trial product; prototype model
all over; all over the place; everywhere
store; reserve; stock; savings
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
unfair practices; wrongdoing; malpractice; cheating; foul play
to trample; to crush underfoot
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
before it happens; previously
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
short distance; short range; short-haul
cross-country (skiing); cross-country race
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
willpower; energy; vitality
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
contract; compact; agreement
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to encamp; to take up positions