school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
audience; spectator; spectators
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
main; principal; chief; primary; major
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to ask a high price; to overcharge
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
from the beginning; from scratch
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to be injured; to sustain a wound
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
reset; fresh start; new beginning
self-deception; self-deceit
as far as the eye can see
lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous; most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
teething ring; pacifier; dummy; blowjob
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening