clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
transfer; transport; removal
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
shady; underhanded; questionable
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
evening; night; nighttime
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown