to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
practicality; utility; usefulness
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
essence; true nature; substance; reality
the same rank; equality; apposition
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
how; in what way; by what means
to bring back; to restore
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
pointing out; identification
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
just you wait and see (as a threat)
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
manly; masculine; like a man
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
something like ...; something called ...
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
to cut into (a conversation); to interject