to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
a few years ago; some years back
still; even now; to this day
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
to keep a watchful eye on
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
to go up in smoke; to burn down; to be cremated; to vanish into thin air
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
(another's) daughter; young lady
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
joint struggle; common (united) front
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries