protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
confusion; mixing; merger
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
uselessly; pointlessly; in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; idly
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
high-pitched tone; soprano
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
to run out (e.g. of the room)
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
naked eye; the physical eye
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
body; physique; build; stature
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
spirit world; underworld; the next world
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
vaporization; vaporisation; evaporation
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
red-ink stick; red and black
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
gem; jewel; precious stone
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
cheap article; poor quality article
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb