reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to talk; to chat; to chatter
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
out of place artifact; OOPArt
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
objection; dissent; protest
one lump; one body; one group
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
deviation; departure; omission
region; limits; stage; level
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to be a match for; to rival; to be equal to
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
serious; severe; grave; acute
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
rise; improvement; uptrend
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
honeymoon; being in an intimate relationship; honeymoon (period)
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing