to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
established practice; custom
protective instinct; defensive instinct
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
taste; palate; sense of taste
solitude; loneliness; isolation
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
(in) her way; peculiar to her
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
previous engagement; prior contract
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
reason; cause; history; origin
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to be to the point; to be pertinent
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
in that manner; like that
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
weird; disgusting; sickening
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
retreating figure; appearance from behind