year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
leader; central personage
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
good person; virtuous person
the past is the past; let bygones be bygones
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
understanding; comprehension
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.