relatively; comparatively
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
to be helpful; to be useful
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to rise; to erect; to get up
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
way of talking; speaking style
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to know (a person); to think
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
it hasn't been long since
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)