to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
final; eventual; ultimate
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
such; like that; that sort of; very
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
bluff; false show of power; bold front
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
(made of) stone; stone-built
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy