birth; creation; formation
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
parts; accessories; components
much less; to say nothing of
to chase; to run after; to pursue
finish; finishing; finishing touches
custom; made or built to order; customs (government agency)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
prohibition; inhibition; ban
fortifying; fortification
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
production (e.g. play); direction
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
based on; on the basis of
nothing but; none other than
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show