tapestry; wall hanging; banner
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
on the occasion of; at the time of
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
dye; dyestuff; coloring agent
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
note; memorandum; memo; memoirs; personal account
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
every person; each one; everybody
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
chief; main; principal; important
as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
(arrogance and) insolence
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
social life; social intercourse
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear