white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
secrecy; highly classified information
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
formal objection; opposition (e.g. to a patent)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
determination; resolution
close call; narrow escape
to have the privilege of doing
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
evident; plain; distinct; clear
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
to withstand; to be able to endure
have to do; must; should; ought to
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to settle (in a place); to settle down
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
a dime a dozen; two a penny
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
to change the schedule; to change one's plans
(one's) ex-wife; (one's) former wife
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do