(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
watchful waiting; careful supervision
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to manage something successfully; to be successful
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to be helpful; to be useful
Kerberos (computer security protocol)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
popular name; common name; given name
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
consists of; comprises; is made up of
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
management; administration; operation
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
maintaining the status quo
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect