distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
going straight on; going straight ahead
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
mechanism; organization; organisation
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
choices; alternatives; options
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to become better; to improve
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to lean against; to set against
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
having said that; on the other hand