friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
heating power; thermal power; firepower
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
template; run of the mill; formulaic
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
second; number two; runner-up
both; both sides; both parties
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
essence; true nature; substance; reality
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
understood; I see; OK; present; here
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to be worried; to be troubled
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
reaction; response; reaction
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
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing