unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
outer space; void of space
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
a little more than usual; bribe money added to a regular fee; and then some
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to be boiled; to be cooked
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
being very busy; busyness
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
performance of one's official duties
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
small change; coins; small sum of money
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
brain waves; electroencephalogram; EEG
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
composite photograph (esp. a facial composite constructed from a witness's description)
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
first thing in the morning
urgent; requiring quick (response)