suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
is something that; is that which
mostly involve; principally involve
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
chief; main; principal; important
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
interference; meddling; butting in
direct control; direct supervision
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard