long time; long interval; for quite some time
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
favorite; favourite; habitually used
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
main question; real issue at hand
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
guess; speculation; supposition
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
all; entire; whole; altogether
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
slow to act; slow in starting work
long ago; already; a long time ago
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
minimum; at the very least
massing (of troops); gathering
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action