empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors); bringing something up after the fact; revealing something afterwards; holding back until the last minute
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
back off!; leave me alone!
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
soon; before long; in the near future
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
person who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
extremely bothersome; extremely tiresome; extremely troublesome; very tedious
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
mindset; outlook; view; way of looking at things; perspective
genius; prodigy; natural gift
creator; inventor; creative; content creator; developer
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
way; method; means; resource; course
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to become senile; to show signs of decline; to lose one's edge; to lose one's touch; to lose one's astuteness
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss