table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
computer-aided design; CAD
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
air conditioner; air conditioning
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to taste; to try (food or drink)
rest; break; recess; intermission
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
white knight; knight in shining armor
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
damage; injury; defamation; harm
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
finding fault (with); being picky
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
just because; even if; even though
without; unless; have to do
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
loser; defeated person; the defeated