rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
fee; charge; rate; material
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)
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
absorption; suction; attraction
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
old clothes; secondhand clothing
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
share; portion; quota; cut
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
roll; rolling up; (bread) roll; roller; roll (of a ship, aircraft, etc.); roll film
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
conviction; belief; confidence
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
right (to do something); authority; power