half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
rival candidate; opposing candidate
to unfold; to unroll; to open
job; work; duties; trade; skill
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
simultaneous transmission; sending to multiple recipients; sending a group message
electronic voting; e-voting
disclosure; exposure; revelation
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking