pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
desperation; struggle to the death
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
the whole area; all areas
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
great difference; big difference; wide margin
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
time; season; period; phase; stage
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
side effect; adverse reaction
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
minimum; at the very least
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
one's manners; one's attitude
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
strength; power; proficiency; ability
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
be (that) as it may; having said that
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)