core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
cartoon-character costume
forgetting; lapse of memory
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
graduation ceremony; commencement
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
every single word and phrase; word by word
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
episode; anecdote; vignette
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
male homosexuality; pederasty
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to ask; to enquire; to query
finishing blow; coup de grâce
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
simmer; bubble out; flow out
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
intellectual level; level of intelligence
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
in turns; alternately; in order
blankety-blank; bleep; yada yada; xxx
eyes slanted upward; rising tendency
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
no loss or gain; coming out even
rather; sooner; preferably
funny story; funny anecdote