dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
to become misty; to become hazy
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
direct connection; direct link
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
one by one; one each; one at a time
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
belief; faith; conviction
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
if you think about it; come to think of it
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
assuming that ...; supposing that ...