point in common; common feature
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
lavender; lavender (color)
born of the same mother; kindred spirits
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
on bad terms; at loggerheads
close; intimate; on good terms
to frolic about; to mess around
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
reform; reformation; reorganization
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
just because; even if; even though
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
you could say; you might say; verging on the
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
youngest brother; last disciple
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly