things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
in the end; at the end of the day
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
battle of wits; contest of wits
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
injured person; wounded person; casualty
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
horizontal plane; level surface
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
numerator; molecule; member; element
tension; tensile strength
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
Saran Wrap; plastic wrap; cling wrap; cling film
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
even if not; even without
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
reinforcement; strengthening