love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
debt collector; bill collector; repo man
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
to amuse oneself; to make merry
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
written guarantee; guarantee letter; warranty; warranty card
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
hips; buttocks; backside; hip; trendy; cool
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
cooperation; collaboration
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
point in common; common feature
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common