to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
regret; repentance; remorse
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
great war; great battle; world war
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to discuss; to talk together
solution; solution strategy
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
unless one ...; if one does not ...
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to go out and away; to leave
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly