in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to be born; to come into the world
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
function; facility; faculty; feature
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
entreaty; appeal; petition
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
greeting; a fine thing to say
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
looking pale; looking unwell
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
hospitalization; hospitalisation
God; god; ace; king; superior person
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
sick person; patient; invalid
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
article; news story; report; account
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to take over; to hand over
confrontation; opposition; antagonism