absence; disregard; indifference
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
natural virtue; personal virtue
number; number plate; license plate
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
test of one's strength; test of one's ability
good performance; good work; great success
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
application; request; petition
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
personality; character; individuality; personhood
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
God doesn't give with both hands; God does not give two gifts; heaven does not grant people more than one talent
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
being left out; being ostracized
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
bullying; teasing; chivying
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to forget to say; to forget to mention