hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
curiosity; inquisitiveness
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
interference; meddling; butting in
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to watch over; to watch attentively
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
degenerate; pervert; deviant
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
to pursue knowledge (one's studies)
judgment; judgement; discernment