to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
tap; faucet; tap (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
to be rearranged; to be moved (around); to be changed; to be replaced; to be exchanged; to be switched
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
earmuffs (esp. for hearing protection)
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
coinage; invention of a new word; coined word
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
limited; limiting; restrictive
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
disintegration; self-destruction
to think constantly about; to dwell on
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
word one must not say (in a particular situation, place, etc.); taboo word; banned word; forbidden word; prohibited word
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
placing in a list (top ten, popularity, sales, etc.)
nuclear attack; nuclear strike
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
extremely dangerous; very risky; very awful; extremely terrible; amazing; terrific
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; dated word; word that has become passé
personage; person (deserving of respect)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
to behave buggily (of software); to act up; to behave strangely
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
preliminary step; first step
global scale; worldwide scale