absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
special; particular; peculiar; unique
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
shellfish; seashell; shell
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to be indebted; to be under an obligation
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
without cause; without reason
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to put one's strength into
being somewhat excited (agitated)
anything and everything; just about everything
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble