heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
rather; sooner; preferably
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
goodness; excellence; virtue
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
interest; rights; concession
duty station; place of business; work location
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
founder of a religious sect
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
freedom; free man; free woman