out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to be able to manage somehow or another
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
self-deprecating; self-mocking
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
reduction by half; halving
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
personality; character; individuality; personhood
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
outside of; not covered by
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
emphatic sentence-ending particle
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
having said that; on the other hand
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to need; to call for; to require
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)