to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
person concerned; interested party; related party
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
rather; better; instead; if anything
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
side table; bedside table
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
breath; breathing; tone; mood