to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
such; like that; that sort of
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
scenery; scene; landscape
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to lie deep in; to extend far back
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
word; term; language; speech
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
piece of cake; a walk in the park
in that manner; like that
each (every) time; whenever
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows