to quicken one's pace (steps)
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to lose sight of; to miss
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
feeling keenly; fully realizing
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to smile (at); to grin (at)
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
you (plural); all of you; you all
duty; obligation; responsibility
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
inscrutable; incomprehensible
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
synchronized swimming; synchronised swimming
to some extent; to a certain extent
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)