absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
try-hard award; consolation prize
every month; each month; monthly
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
honorable certificate; honourable certificate
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
horseplay; fooling around
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
point at issue; axis of a conflict; focus of confrontation
hard-line policy; tough measure
passing through without stopping; passing by
looking depressed; long face
very much; exceedingly; extremely
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
entire world; whole world; world stage
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
one difficulty; one danger
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
key (to understanding); point (e.g. of an argument)
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
poisoning; kill by poison
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
what with this and that; for a number of reasons