(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
point of compromise; common ground
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to trample; to crush underfoot
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
empty eyes; thousand-yard stare; blank glaze; expressionless look; (lit.) eyes of a dead fish
tenth day of the month; ten days
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
reconciliation; make peace with
entreaty; supplication; petition
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
matter; thing; affair; circumstance