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abbreviate,shorten,compress,contract,truncate,trim,reduce,curtail,cut,condense,abridge,abstract,digest,epitomize,summarize,synopsize
abbreviated,skimpy,brief,revealing
abbreviation,initialism,acronym,shortening,contraction
abdicate,disclaim,waive,disown,resign
abduct,kidnap,carry off,make away,off with,seize,snatch,grab
abet,encourage,urge,instigate,incite,provoke,egg on,prod,goad,aid,help,assist,countenance,approve of,support,endorse,second,sanction,condone,further,advance,promote,uphold pending,abeyant,reserved,in reserve,shelved,pushed,shoved,shunted aside,postponed,put off,suspended,tabled,temporarily inactive,dormant,latent,in a holding pattern,on the back burner,on hold,in the deep-freeze,on the shelf,on ice,hanging fire
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abiding,lasting,permanent,constant,steadfast,everlasting,unending,eternal,enduring,indestructible,unchanging,fast,hard,fixed,firm,immutable,changeless
ability,adeptness,aptitude,facility,faculty,capacity,power,knack,proficiency,know-how,talent,skill,cleverness,wit,gift,genius,capability faculty,faculties,talents,gifts,skills
ablaze,aflame,afire,burning,on fire,alight,blazing,lit up,brilliantly,brightly-lit,sparkling,gleaming,aglow,bright,brilliant,luminous,illuminated,radiant
able,capable,qualified,competent,proficient,talented,clever,skilled,masterful,masterly,adept,skilful,gifted,superior,expert,accomplished
abnormal,deviant,deviating,irregular,unusual,unconventional,aberrant,Psych jargon exceptional,peculiar,odd,strange,queer,freakish,unnatural,extraordinary,weird,eccentric,bizarre,anomalous,perverse,offbeat,oddball,kinky,weirdo
abnormality,irregularity,unconformity,unusualness,singularity,eccentricity,unconventionality,uncommonness,deviation,aberration,idiosyncrasy,distortion,anomaly,malformation,deformity
abode,residence,dwelling,dwelling-place,house,home,domicile,habitation,quarters,lodging,accommodation billet,digs,diggings
abolish,eliminate,end,put an end to,terminate,destroy,annihilate,annul,void,make void,demolish,do away with,nullify,repeal,cancel,obliterate,liquidate,stamp out,quash,extinguish,erase,delete,expunge,eradicate,extirpate,deracinate,uproot
abolition,elimination,termination,annulment,nullification,repudiation,cancellation,destruction,annihilation
vile,monstrous,despicable,base,nauseous,nauseating,foul,deplorable,terrible,unpleasant,disagreeable,awful,distasteful,in bad taste,horrible,frightful,beastly
aboriginal,native,indigene,autochthon,Abo,aborigine,contemptuous boong
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about-turn,reversal,reverse,turn-about,turn-round,U-turn,volte-face,about-face
above,overhead,on high,aloft,in the sky,heavens,upstairs,on,on the top of,atop,more than,exceeding,in excess of,beyond,greater than,surpassing,insusceptible to,unaffected by,out of reach of,not susceptible,vulnerable,exposed to,superior to before,beyond everything,first of all,chiefly,primarily,in the first place,mainly,essentially,at bottom
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abridgement,reduction,condensation,truncation,trimming,curtailment,epitome,compendium,concise edition,version,cut edition,synopsis,summary,pr‚cis,outline,r‚sum‚
abroad,overseas,in foreign lands,parts,broadly,widely,at large,extensively,outside,out of doors,away,out
abrupt,sudden,hasty,quick,precipitate,snappy,unexpected,unannounced,unplanned,unforeseen,unanticipated,precipitous,steep,sheer,curt,short,brusque,blunt,bluff,gruff,uncivil,rude,discourteous,impolite,unceremonious,snappish
absence,non-attendance,non-presence,non-appearance,truancy,lack,want,deficiency,non-existence,insufficiency,scantiness,paucity,scarcity,dearth
absent,off,elsewhere,not present,missing,gone,lacking,wanting,deficient keep,stay away from,withdraw,retire from
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engrossed,lost,wrapped up,occupied,engaged,immersed,buried,concentrating,rapt
absorbing,engrossing,engaging,riveting,captivating,fascinating,spellbinding,gripping
theoretical,unapplied,notional,ideational,conceptual,metaphysical,unpractical,intellectual,non-representational,symbolic,non-realistic,essence,survey,conspectus,extract,cut down
absurd,ridiculous,silly,nonsensical,senseless,outlandish,preposterous,farcical,mad,stupid,foolish,idiotic,imbecilic,imbecile,moronic,laughable,ludicrous,risible,inane,crazy,nutty,nuts,daft,asinine,illogical,irrational,unreasoned,unreasonable,incongruous,paradoxical,unsound,meaningless
absurdity,folly,silliness,ridiculousness,foolishness,ludicrousness,nonsense,senselessness,meaninglessness,illogicality,irrationality,unreasonableness,incongruity,stupidity,craziness,nuttiness,daftness,paradox,self-contradiction,error,fallacy
abundance,overflow,superfluity,over-abundance,superabundance,excess,surplus,oversupply,glut,satiety,over-sufficiency,plenty,plenteousness,plentifulness,plenitude,copiousness,profusion,nimiety
abundant,plentiful,overflowing,ample,copious,over-sufficient,superabundant,plenteous,profuse,inexhaustible,replete,bountiful,bounteous,abounding in,full of,luxuriant,lavish
abuse,misuse,misemploy,pervert,misapply,exploit,maltreat,ill-use,injure,wrong,hurt,mistreat,manhandle,ill-treat,damage,malign,revile,censure,upbraid,assail,objurgate,lambaste,berate,rebuke,scold,reproach,disparage,traduce,defame,insult,swear at,curse at,calumniate,slander,libel,decry,deprecate,vilify,rail against,misusage,misemployment,perversion,misapplication,misappropriation,Rhetoric catachresis,addiction,dependence,maltreatment,ill-treatment,ill use,fault,self-abuse,self-pollution,masturbation,violation,defilement,corruption,revilement,reviling,execration,vituperation,malediction,imprecation,tongue-lashing,calumny,calumniation,vilification,obloquy,scurrility,invective,maligning,upbraiding,berating,objurgation,scolding,billingsgate
abused,misused,maltreated,ill-treated,mistreated
abusive,insulting,scurrilous,vituperative,calumnious,slanderous,libellous,defamatory,censorious,opprobrious,disparaging,deprecatory,depreciatory,derogatory,derisory,derisive,vilifying,reproachful,profane,filthy,dirty,vulgar,obscene,smutty,thersitical,perverted,misapplied,improper,incorrect,exploitive,exploitative,exploitatory,brutal,cruel,injurious,hurtful,harmful,destructive,venal,dishonest,crooked
abysmal,appalling,dreadful,profound,abyssal,bottomless,unfathomable,unfathomed
abyss,deep,abysm,bottomless gulf,yawning chasm,gaping void,unfathomable cavity,impenetrable depths
academic,scholastic,collegiate,scholarly,learned,lettered,erudite,hypothetical,conjectural,speculative,ivory-tower,visionary,idealistic,impractical,unrealistic
accent,emphasis,stress,force,prominence,accentuation,intensity,inflection,cadence,beat,diacritic,diacritical mark,mark,accent mark,pronunciation,articulation,intonation,speech pattern,accentuate,emphasize,give prominence to,underline,underscore,distinguish,highlight,set off,apart
receive,allow,permit,accede to,assent to,consent to,admit,recognize,assume,undertake,take on,agree to bear,reconcile oneself to,undergo,experience,withstand,stomach,resign oneself to
acceptable,satisfactory,adequate,tolerable,all right,sufficient,admissible,passable,OK,okay,agreeable,pleasing,welcome,satisfying,delightful,pleasant
accessible,approachable,available,attainable,obtainable,reachable,ready,get-at-able
accessory,extra,addition,adjunct,attachment,component,frill,bells,whistles,doodah,doodad,accessary,accomplice,helper,assistant,confederate,colleague,abettor,aide,collaborator,co-conspirator,conspirator,fellow-criminal,associate,partner in crime,subordinate,auxiliary,additional,ancillary,supplemental,supplementary,secondary,adventitious,adscititious
accident,mishap,misfortune,mischance,misadventure,blunder,mistake,casualty,disaster,catastrophe,calamity,chance,fortune,luck,fortuity,fluke,serendipity,non-essential
accidental,fortuitous,lucky,unlucky,serendipitous,undesigned,unpremeditated,uncalculated,unintended,unintentional,unwitting,casual,random
accommodate,fit,suit,adapt,adjust,modify,customize,harmonize,make consistent,reconcile,equip,supply,provide,furnish,put up,lodge,shelter,quarter,billet,oblige,convenience,serve
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accompany,convoy,escort,chaperon,chaperone,go along with,attend,usher,squire,come with,be associated with,belong with,go together with,be linked with
ally,fellow,henchman,cohort
accomplish,fulfil,perform,achieve,carry out,execute,do,carry through,finish,effect,bring to an end,conclude,wind up,attain,reach,gain,bring off,knock off,polish off,pull off,swing,hack
accomplishment,fulfilment,consummation,completion,realization,attainment,achievement,conclusion,culmination,coup,feat,triumph,tour de force,skilfulness
accord,agree,concur,be at one,correspond,be in harmony,be consistent,go together,coincide,conform,agreement,unanimity,concord,reconciliation,harmony,mutual understanding,accordance,rapport,concert,pact,congruence,correspondence
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accountability,answerability,responsibility,liability,culpability,accountableness
accountable,answerable,responsible,liable,obliged,obligated
accumulate,collect,gather,amass,mass,pile,heap up,aggregate,cumulate,assemble,store,stock,hoard,stockpile,put,lay away
accumulation,collecting,amassing,gathering,piling,aggregation,heaping up,growth,increase,build-up,heap,collection,assemblage
accuracy,exactness,correctness,Loosely precision,preciseness
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accusation,charge,allegation,indictment,citation,arraignment,complaint,imputation,incrimination,denunciation,impeachment blame,hold responsible for,charge with,denounce for,point the finger at,cite,call to account charge,indict,impeach,arraign,incriminate,attribute,impute
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ache,pain,smart,throb,pound,sting,yearn,long,hunger,hanker,pine,crave,pang,throbbing,pounding,smarting,soreness,distress,longing
succeed in,realize,get,acquire,win,obtain
acquisition,acquirement,deed,victory
confess,concede,own,accede,acquiesce,own up to,answer,reply to,respond to,react to
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acme,peak,apex,top,summit,pinnacle,zenith,climax,culmination familiarize with,inform of,make aware of,apprise of,advise of
acquaintance,familiarity,knowledge,acquaintanceship,understanding,awareness
acquainted,known to each other,one another,familiar with each other,on speaking terms familiar with,known to,aware of,informed of,knowledgeable of,conversant with
earn,procure,secure,come by,into,come into possession of,buy,purchase
obtaining,getting,acquiring,procurement,possessions,property,object
act,action,undertaking,operation,step,move,performance,show,bit,skit,turn,sketch,thing,shtick,pretence,posture,stance,feigning,front,fake,dissimulation,deception,hoax,affectation,bill,law,decree,edict,statute,order,ordinance,command,mandate,resolution,measure,enactment,behave oneself,carry on,deport oneself,comport oneself,conduct oneself,play,portray,represent,impersonate,act out,personify,play the part,role of,personate,feign,pretend,counterfeit,dissemble,make believe,sham,simulate,dissimulate,take effect,work,operate,function
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make suitable,qualify,alter,remodel,tailor,reshape,shape,fashion
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address,speech,talk,discourse,oration,lecture,sermon,location,whereabouts,speak,talk to,deliver,give a speech to,greet,hail,accost,approach devote,apply oneself to
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enough,equal,suitable,fair,fair to middling,middling,average,barely acceptable,barely satisfactory,not at all bad,so so,up to snuff,not that,too bad,no great shakes,suited,fitted,proper,good enough
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altering,setting,regulating,regulation,putting right,aright,to rights,correcting,correction,calibrating,calibration,tuning,arrangement,balance,coordination,alignment,harmonization
administer,administrate,manage,control,run,superintend,supervise,oversee,apply,implement,prosecute,dispense,give out,provide with,mete out,distribute,deal,hand out
administration,management,direction,supervision,oversight,superintendence,government,dispensation,administering,supplying,furnishing,provision,delivery,distribution,application
admirable,wonderful,awe-inspiring,excellent,estimable,splendid,marvellous,first-rate,first-class,of the first water,great,fine,top-drawer,ripsnorting,A-,smashing,magic
admiration,wonder,awe,delight,pleasure,appreciation,respect
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follower groupie,beau,suitor,lover,sweetheart,darling
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let in,allow to enter,allow in,take cognizance of,divulge,reveal,declare
permission to enter,entering,entrance
adopt,take in,accept as one's own,take up,embrace,espouse,arrogate,appropriate
adorable,lovable,beloved,loved,sweet,dear,appealing,attractive,charming,fetching
adore,honour,dote on,reverence,exalt,hallow,love,be in love with,cherish,fancy,adulate,have a crush on,carry the,a torch for
adult,mature,grown up,full-grown,matured,of age,grown-up
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superiority,upper hand,dominance,edge,head start,sway,asset,advancement,usefulness,utility,service better,more favourably,advantageously
advantageous,profitable,worthwhile,gainful,opportune,beneficial,favourable,useful,valuable
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adventurer,adventuress,soldier of fortune,swashbuckler,hero,heroine,daredevil,mercenary,cheat,swindler,charlatan,trickster,rogue,scoundrel,knave,cad,bounder,philanderer,fortune-hunter,opportunist
adventurous,daring,rash,brash,reckless,devil-may-care,bold,foolhardy,hazardous,risky,venturesome,adventuresome,temerarious,audacious,intrepid,brave,courageous
adversary,foe,enemy,opponent,antagonist,competitor,rival,opposed,hostile,antagonistic,competitive
advertisement,notice,handbill,blurb,broadside,circular,brochure,poster,placard,classified,commercial,spot announcement,car-card,ad,plug,advert,advertising,promotion,publicity,propaganda,ballyhoo,hoop-la,hype,beating the drum,puffery
advice,counsel,guidance,recommendation,suggestion,opinion,view,warning,admonition,par‘nesis,information,news,intelligence,notification,communication
advisable,recommendable,expedient,prudent,practical,sensible,sound,seemly,judicious,politic
advise,guide,recommend,suggest,commend,caution,admonish,warn,tell,announce to,inform,apprise,register,make known to,intimate to,notify
adviser,counsellor,mentor,cicerone,consultant,confidante
advisory,consultive,consultative,counselling,hortatory,monitory,admonitory,par‘netical,bulletin,prediction
advocate,champion,uphold,stand behind,plead,argue for,in favour of,backer,upholder,exponent,proponent,patron,defender,apologist,lawyer,intercessor,barrister,solicitor,attorney,counselor-at-law
aesthete,connoisseur,art-lover,lover of beauty,aesthetician,esthetician,tastemaker taste,artistic,refined,cultivated
matter,topic,issue,business,concern,beeswax,operation love affair,amour,romance,intrigue,fling,liaison,relationship,affaire d'amour,affaire de coeur
affect,attack,act upon,lay hold of,strike,impress,touch,perturb,upset,trouble,agitate,transform,put on,pretend to,choose,select,wear
affectedness,pretentiousness,artificiality,insincerity,posturing,simulation,false display,pose,pretension,fa‡ade,airs
affected,artificial,specious,stilted,stiff,studied,awkward,non-natural,contrived,mannered,pretended,simulated,hollow,assumed,feigned,faked,false,insincere,spurious,bogus,phoney,phony,pretentious,pompous,high-sounding,mincing,niminy-piminy,la-di-da orlah-di-dah,la-de-da,attacked,seized,afflicted,stricken,gripped,touched,diseased,laid hold of,moved,stirred,distressed,troubled,influenced,swayed,impressed,struck,played,worked,acted upon
affection,goodwill,high regard,liking,fondness,loving attachment,tenderness,warmth
affectionate,fond,loving,tender,caring,devoted,doting,warm
affiliated,associated,attached,connected,combined,united,joined
affinity,kinship,closeness,alliance,connection,connexion,sympathy,friendliness,leaning,bent,inclination,taste,partiality,attractiveness,attraction
afflict,bother,oppress,torment
affliction,hardship,misery,ordeal,trial,tribulation,adversity,suffering,woe,grief,wretchedness,curse,disease,plague,scourge
afford,have the means,be able,rich enough,bear the expense,pay,spare,contribute,donate,sacrifice,produce,offer,give forth entangled with,in trouble with,in conflict with,at odds with
afraid,fearful,frightened,scared,intimidated,apprehensive,lily-livered,white-livered,terrified,panic-stricken,faint-hearted,weak-kneed,timid,timorous,nervous,anxious,jittery,on edge,edgy,jumpy,cowardly,pusillanimous,craven,yellow,sorry,unhappy,regretful,apologetic,rueful
age,lifetime,duration,length of existence,life-span,maturity,discretion,majority,adulthood,seniority,period,stage,time eon,years,era,epoch,time,grow older,ripen
aged,old,elderly,superannuated,ancient,age-old,grey,venerable
agency,means,medium,instrumentality,intervention,intercession,intermediation,mechanism,workings
agent,representative,intermediary,go-between,proxy,emissary,delegate,spokesman,spokeswoman,spokesperson,deputy,substitute,surrogate,legate,envoy,factor,cause,instrument,vehicle,ingredient
aggravate,worsen,intensify,exacerbate,heighten,magnify,inflame,exasperate,frustrate,anger,incense,infuriate,irritate,nettle,rile,vex,annoy,harass,hector,embitter,rankle,peeve,needle,get on one's nerves,give someone aggro
aggression,aggressiveness,hostility,belligerence,combativeness,aggro,assault,onslaught,invasion,encroachment
aggressive,combative,warlike,martial,belligerent,bellicose,pugnacious,quarrelsome,disputatious,litigious,unfriendly,assertive,forceful,pushy
aggressor,assailant,attacker,instigator,initiator,provoker
swift,lithe,limber,resourceful
excite,stir up,disquiet,fluster,ruffle,rattle,disconcert,discomfit,unsettle,rock,unnerve,shake up,discombobulate,press,campaign,churn,disturb,shake,roil
agitated,stirred up,shaken up,rattled,disturbed,perturbed,uneasy,ill at ease,fidgety,disquieted,discomfited,ruffled,flustered,unsettled,unnerved,wrought up,discomposed,disconcerted,aroused,roused,excited,discombobulated
agitation,shaking,disturbance,churning,stirring,turbulence,excitement,arousal,rabble-rousing,provocation,stirring up,incitement,ferment,stimulation,over-stimulation,commotion
agitator,activist,rabble-rouser,incendiary,agent provocateur,insurrectionist,troublemaker,demagogue,firebrand
agog,eager,avid,enthusiastic,expectant,impatient,breathless
agonizing,painful,distressful,distressing,harrowing,torturous,racking,tortured,tormented
agony,anguish,pangs,throes,torture
come,tally,jibe consent to,acquiesce in,consent,approve,see eye to eye suit
enjoyable,pleasurable,good,to one's liking,in favour,approving,willing,consenting,acquiescent,complying,in agreement,concurring,amenable,sympathetic,well-disposed
covenant,compact,concordat,bargain,compatibility,unity,concurrence,ahead
at the,in front,in advance,in the lead,vanguard,up ahead,before,to the fore,winning,onwards,forwards
facilitate,succour,relieve,subsidize,assistance,backing,relief,service,comfort,funding,subsidy,subvention,grant-money,scholarship
aide-de-camp,coadjutor,strong right arm,right hand,right-hand man,partner,comrade,comrade-in-arms,man Friday,girl Friday,gal Friday
ail,worry,make ill,sick,feel ill,poorly,unwell,indisposed,be sick
ailment,illness,sickness,disorder,indisposition,malady,disability,infirmity,malaise,queasiness
aim,point,focus,level focus on,have designs on,aspire to,plan for,set one's sights on,seek,strive for,try for,wish,intend,plan,pointing,focusing,focussing,sighting,purpose,goal,ambition,desire,aspiration,objective,target,intent,intention
aimless,purposeless,pointless,frivolous,undirected,erratic,haphazard,vagrant,wayward
air,atmosphere,ambience,aura,climate,feeling,sense,mood,quality,breeze,zephyr,draught,breath,puff,wind,style,appearance,bearing,flavour,melody,tune,song,music pretension,haughtiness,hauteur,arrogance,superciliousness,ventilate,freshen,refresh,aerate,show off,parade,display,exhibit,publish,broadcast,circulate,publicize,make public,known,expose,disclose,express,declare related to,allied,affiliated to,associated with,germane to,like,alike,similar to
alarm,danger-,distress-signal,tocsin,bell,gong,siren,whistle,horn,fear,apprehension,dismay,trepidation,terror,anxiety,panic,consternation,nervousness,uneasiness,discomfort,frighten,scare,daunt,startle,terrify
alcohol,spirits,liquor,the bottle,the cup that cheers,demon rum,John Barleycorn,booze,hard stuff,juice,moonshine,fire-water,rot-gut,hooch
alcoholic,intoxicating,inebriating,drunkard,drunk,dipsomaniac,sot,toper,drinker,winebibber,problem drinker,tippler,barfly,soak,boozer,alchy,alkie,alky,dipso,stew,rummy,lush,booze-hound,wino
awake,wide awake,watchful,vigilant,attentive,heedful,wary,cautious,on guard,on the lookout,observant,on the ball,on one's toes,vivacious,lookout,signal,forewarn
alibi,excuse,explain
alien,foreign,exotic,unfamiliar,foreigner,stranger,outlander,outsider,non-native,immigrant,newcomer disabuse of,from,wean away from,detach from,distance from
similar,akin,resembling,like one another,akin to,similar to one another,showing,exhibiting a resemblance,in like manner,in the same manner,way,similarly,equally,uniformly,identically
alive,living,breathing,among the living,in the land of the living sensitive,alert to,conscious of,cognizant of,spirited,astir,teeming,swarming,thronging,crowded,buzzing,crawling,jumping,humming,lousy
assertion,asseveration,claim,deposition
allege,aver,state,assert,affirm,avow,asseverate,depose,say
alleged,described,designated,claimed,avowed,stated,purported,so-called,suspected,supposed,presumed
union,confederation,combination,federation,league,association,coalition,affiliation,bond,marriage
allot,apportion,allocate,earmark,assign,parcel,dole out,deal out,divide,share out
allotment,share,apportionment,ration,portion,quota,garden plot,kitchen garden,patch,tract,plot,market garden,truck garden
cede to,authorize,entertain,let,stand for,let someone have,budget,make allowance,concession for,set apart,put aside,take into account,deduct
permission,toleration,tolerance,sufferance,permitting,tolerating,sanctioning,brooking,countenancing,payment,recompense,remuneration,reimbursement,remittance,stipend,dole,pin,pocket money,pension,annuity,allocation,deduction,discount,rebate,credit,tret,tare,excuses
mixture,mix,compound,composite,blend,amalgam,admixture,diminish,impair,vitiate,temper,moderate,allay
friend,join up,team up,side,band together,affiliate,collaborate
practically,virtually,wellnigh,bordering on,on the brink of,verging on,on the verge of,little short of,not quite,all but,barely,scarcely,hardly,damn near
up in the air,in flight,up above,heavenwards,skyward
alone,unaccompanied,unescorted,solitary,by oneself,toute seule,solo,unattended,unassisted,desolate,unequalled,unparalleled,unique,singular,unexcelled,unsurpassed,without equal,peerless,matchless,solitarily,only,solely,exclusively,simply,just,merely
aloof,at a distance,separate,at arm's length,private,reticent,haughty,supercilious,standoffish,formal,unsociable,unsocial,distant,remote,cool,chilly,unresponsive,antisocial,unapproachable,unsympathetic,apathetic,indifferent,undemonstrative
revise,vary,convert
revision,transformation,remodelling in turn,change off,interexchange,succeed,be in succession,rotation,in rotation,successive,every other,every second,alternative,other,variant,second choice,stand-in,backup,understudy,pinch-hitter,Baseball designated hitter
alternation,succession,exchange,interchange
alternate,another,different,choice,option,selection,possibility
in all respects,perfectly,all in all,in all
altruism,selflessness,self-sacrifice,unselfishness,philanthropy,generosity,charity,charitableness,humanitarianism,humaneness,benevolence,humanity,public-spiritedness
always,at all times,again,on all occasions,every,each time,each,every time,without exception,often,many times,usually,forever,continually,ever,perpetually,unceasingly,unendingly,eternally,evermore,ever after,everlastingly,till the end of time,in perpetuity,in any case,as a last resort
amalgamate,consolidate,integrate,merge
fusion,mingling,blending,consolidating,consolidation,compounding,commingling,fusing,coalescing,coalescence,unification,integration,merger,composition
rack up,gather together,store up,set aside
amateur,layman,non-professional,tiro,tyro,dabbler,dilettante,bungler,bush-leaguer,lay,untrained,unpaid,amateurish,unprofessional,unskilled,inexpert,unskilful,clumsy,mediocre,inferior,crude,bungling,second-rate,bush-league
amaze,astound,astonish,surprise,stun,stagger,take aback,floor,dumbfound,dumfound,confound,nonplus,stupefy,flabbergast,dazzle
amazement,astonishment,stupefaction
amazing,astonishing,astounding,surprising,remarkable,fabulous,stunning,dazzling,staggering,awesome
ambassador,minister,plenipotentiary,diplomat,papal nuncio,messenger
ambiguity,equivocalness,equivocacy,amphibology,amphiboly,vagueness,indistinctness,uncertainty,indefiniteness,imprecision,inconclusiveness,equivocation,double-talk,double-speak,equivoque,pun,double entendre,amphibologism
ambiguous,equivocal,amphibological,amphibolic,amphibolous,misleading,doubtful,dubious,questionable,obscure,indistinct,unclear,indefinite,indeterminate,uncertain,undefined,inconclusive,vague,misty,foggy,cryptic,Delphic,enigmatical,oracular,mysterious,puzzling,confusable,unreliable,undependable
thirst,craving,appetite,arrivisme,drive,enthusiasm,zeal,avidity,get-up-and-go,hope,dream
ambitious,aspiring,hopeful,enterprising,zealous,greedy,avaricious,overzealous,overambitious,yuppy
ambush,trap,ambuscade,ambuscado,lie in wait,waylay,ensnare,entrap,lurk,intercept,lay in wait,bushwhack
amend,reform,change for the better,better,ameliorate,emend,emendate,set to rights,repair,fix
amendment,emendation,reformation,rectification,amelioration,enhancement,clause,paragraph,alteration compensate,repay,make reparation,restitution,requite
amiable,amicable,congenial,genial,winsome,affable,benign,good-natured,good-hearted,kind-hearted
harmonious,brotherly,courteous,cordial,civil,peaceful,peaceable
amid,mid,into the middle,midst,centre of,amongst,among,surrounded by,in the thick of,amidst
amiss,at fault,awry,out of order,faulty,defective,untoward,astray,erroneous,fallacious,confused,badly,imperfectly,inopportunely,unfavourably,unpropitiously,wrongly,improperly,incorrectly,inappropriately mistake,misinterpret,misunderstand,take offence at
in the midst,middle,to each,all of a add up to,come up to b become,develop into,quantity,volume,expanse,bulk,lot,number,magnitude,sum total,extent,entirety
broad,spacious,extensive,expansive,wide-ranging,fruitful,generous,substantial,liberal,unsparing,unstinted,unstinting,large,detailed,extended
broaden,widen,extend,expand on,enlarge on,expatiate on,detail,add to,exaggerate,overstate,stretch,elaborate on,lengthen,embellish,embroider
amply,greatly,expansively,to a great extent,largely,abundantly,copiously,well,liberally,unstintingly,generously,richly,substantially,lavishly,sufficiently
amulet,charm,talisman,good-luck piece,fetish
amuse,divert,please,beguile,occupy,make laugh,cheer,tickle
amusement,entertainment,diversion,recreation,relaxation,distraction,enjoyment,fun,sport,joke,lark,beguilement,divertissement,pastime,game
anachronism,misdate,misdating,antedate,antedating,prochronism,postdate,postdating,parachronism
analyse,take apart,to pieces,dissect,break down,anatomize,examine,investigate,study,scrutinize,interpret,assess,evaluate,critique,criticize,review,estimate,assay,test
analysis,examination,investigation,scrutiny,enquiry,inquiry,dissection,breakdown,division,interpretation,judgement,criticism
ancestor,forebear,forefather,forerunner,precursor,antecedent,progenitor,primogenitor
anchor,mooring,stability,security,mainstay,stabilizer,holdfast,sheet anchor,attach,affix,moor,rivet,glue
bygone,past,former,earlier,olden,antique,antediluvian,primitive,prehistoric,primeval,primordial,Noachian,Ogygian,old-fashioned,archaic,time-worn,ageing,obsolescent,antiquated,hoary,obsolete,fossil,fossilized
rage,wrath,ire,fury,pique,spleen,choler,antagonism,irritation,vexation,indignation,displeasure,annoyance,irritability,resentment,outrage,enrage,madden,raise one's hackles,make one's blood boil,gall,displease
angle,slant,oblique,corner,intersection,bend,cusp,projection,point of view,aspect,viewpoint,standpoint,position,perspective fish for,look for,be after,hunt for
angry,enraged,furious,irate,resentful,ireful,wrathful,piqued,incensed,infuriated,fuming,irritated,irritable,annoyed,vexed,irascible,provoked,indignant,exasperated,splenetic,wroth,livid,hot under the collar,on the warpath,all steamed up,up in arms,browned off,cheesed off,inflamed,sore
animal,creature,being,mammal,organism,beast,brute,savage,monster,zoological,zooid,animalistic,fleshly,sensual,gross,coarse,unrefined,uncultured,uncultivated,carnal,bestial,beastlike,subhuman
enliven,invigorate,inspirit,vitalize,spark,vivify,revitalize,breathe life into,innervate,inspire,fire up,spur on,moving
ebullient,vibrant,ardent,enlivened,passionate,impassioned,fervent,mechanical,automated,lifelike
animation,spiritedness,dash,‚lan,zest,fervour,verve,fire,ardour,ardency,exhilaration,pep,dynamism,vivacity,enlivenment,energizing,invigoration,enlivening,innervation
animosity,antipathy,ill will,malevolence,enmity,hatred,animus,detestation,contempt,bad blood,malice,bitterness,acrimony,rancour
announce,proclaim,make known,put forth,put out,advertise,promulgate,herald,propound,intimate,hint at,confirm,foretell,betoken,augur,portend,presage,harbinger,precede
announcement,pronouncement,proclamation,word,spot,communiqu‚
announcer,presenter,master of ceremonies,master of the revels,MC,emcee,reporter,anchorman,anchorwoman,newsreader,newscaster,sportscaster,weatherman,weathergirl
irk,get on someone's nerves,get at,pester,harry,badger,nag,molest,bedevil,hassle,get up someone's nose
exasperation,aggravation,botheration,nuisance,pest,irritant,bore,pain in the neck,arse,ass
rejoinder,retort,riposte,comeback,defence,counter-statement,plea,replication,surrejoinder,rebutter,rebuttal,surrebutter,surrebuttal,solution,respond,rejoin,satisfy,suffice for,meet,fill,correlate with talk back to a be accountable,answerable for,be to blame for,undertake responsibility for,sponsor,guarantee b make amends for,atone for,suffer the consequences of c take,accept the blame for
opposition,conflict,rivalry,discord,dissension,friction,strife,contention
anticipate,forestall,preclude,obviate,prevent,forecast,predict,prophesy,foretaste,foresee,expect,look forward to,prepare for,count,reckon on
anticipation,expectation,expectancy,foreknowledge,precognition,intuition,presentiment,foreboding
antidote,antitoxin,antiserum,antivenin,counteractant,counterirritant,cure,specific,medication,medicine,drug,medicament,alexipharmic
outmoded,pass‚,out of date,dated,quaint,medieval,mediaeval,extinct,old hat
collectable,collectible,collector's item,bibelot,objet d'art,objet de vertu,article of virtu,heirloom,curio,rarity
solicitude,angst,eagerness
solicitous,concerned,worried,tense,fretful,restless,desirous,yearning,aching
to one side,separately,distinctly,individually,singly,independently,into pieces,asunder except for,excepting,separately from,aside from,but for,not including,excluding,not counting
aperture,opening,space,gap,cleft,chink,crevice,crack,fissure,hole,chasm
contrite,remorseful,penitent,repentant,conscience-stricken
apologize,beg,ask pardon,express regrets,feel sorry,make,give excuses,explanations,defend,vindicate
appal,shock,intimidate,horrify
apparatus,equipment,requisites,tool,utensil,device,machine,machinery,gear,paraphernalia,tackle,outfit,appliance,contraption,gadgetry,gadget
apparel,clothing,attire,clothes,dress,raiment,garments,rags,glad rags,duds,threads
apparent,evident,plain,clear,obvious,patent,unmistakable,conspicuous,marked,visible,discernible,appearing,seeming,illusory,ostensible,superficial,outward
apparently,evidently,clearly,obviously,patently,manifestly,seemingly,ostensibly,superficially,outwardly
appeal,entreat,supplicate,solicit,petition,sue,beseech,implore,pray,attract,be attractive to,allure,invite,tempt,fascinate,entreaty,call,request,supplication,solicitation,prayer,lure,allurement,fascination
appear,come forth,become visible,put in an appearance,materialize,surface,emerge,arise,come up,enter into the picture,show oneself,turn up,arrive,crop,show up,take the role,part of,occur,happen,be included,figure,seem,be clear,look,be published,come out,become available
arrival,advent,presence,publication,looks,form,mien,semblance,hint,illusion
proclivity,tendency,disposition,preference,predilection,relish,appetency,appetence,keenness,hankering,passion,demand,edacity
applaud,express approval,clap,give someone a hand,root for,express approval of,praise,laud
applause,clapping,acclamation,acclaim,‚clat,cheering,cheers,commendation,approbation,kudos,plaudits
applicable,befitting,pertinent,apt,germane,right,relevant,apposite
employment,utilization,practice,relevancy,relevance,reference,pertinence,germaneness,appositeness,attention,diligence,industriousness,effort,perseverance,persistence,assiduity,devotion,dedication,commitment,attentiveness stick-to-it-iveness,industry
stick,cement,rub in,embrocate,utilize,employ,put to use,have bearing,be relevant,refer,pertain,appertain,relate,devote,dedicate,commit,concentrate,pay attention,tend,buckle down to,go after,bid,try out,put in,audition,interview,make application
appoint,determine,ordain,establish,destine,prescribe,name,designate,nominate,elect,commission,deputize,fit out,decorate
meeting,date,rendezvous,assignation,tryst,nomination,election,assignment,designation,post,situation,office,place,berth,slot
appreciate,find worthwhile,enjoy,rate,regard highly,prize,treasure,gain in value,understand,comprehend,perceive,know,be aware,cognizant
gratitude,thankfulness,gratefulness,thanks,obligation,aggrandizement,comprehension,perception
apprentice,novice,learner,starter,beginner,greenhorn,rookie,indenture,bind
draw,come near,nearer,closer,come nigh,approximate,nearly equal,come close to,compare with,make advances,overtures to,proposition,propose to,sound out,make a proposal to,chat up advances,overtures,proposals,propositions,passage,path,course,method,procedure,modus operandi,technique,attitude,MO = 'modus operandi'
becoming,happy,felicitous,take over,expropriate,impound,commandeer,steal,pilfer,filch,usurp,pinch,lift,nick,boost
fittingly,properly,correctly,aptly,rightly,becomingly,meetly
blessing,endorsement,imprimatur,confirmation,authorization,licence,rubber stamp,go-ahead,green light allow,put one's imprimatur on,give the green light,one's blessing to,rubber-stamp,ratify,subscribe to,give the stamp of approval to,recommend sanction,consider fair,be partial to,have regard for,have a preference for
rough,inexact,imprecise,estimated,guestimated,ballpark,verge on,resemble,seem like
fitness,suitability,appropriateness,applicability,suitableness,aptness,propensity,capability,flair,quick-wittedness,intellect
capricious,varying,inconsistent,unpredictable,whimsical,subjective,chancy,iffy,authoritarian,magisterial,peremptory,dogmatic,imperious,uncompromising,inconsiderate,high-handed,thetical
arch,chief,principal,prime,primary,pre-eminent,foremost,first,greatest,major,cunning,crafty,roguish,tricky,artful,sly,designing,waggish,saucy,mischievous,prankish
fervency,burning desire,heat
arduous,laborious,difficult,tough,onerous,burdensome,back-breaking,operose,tiring,exhausting,wearisome,fatiguing,taxing,gruelling,trying,formidable
area,room,limit,compass,size,square footage,acreage,field,region,territory,district,zone,section,precinct,arrondissement,neighbourhood,locality,bailiwick,block,scope,range,breadth,court,courtyard,enclosure,yard,square,ground,arena,parade-ground
argue,dispute,debate,disagree,bicker,wrangle,quarrel,squabble,spar,remonstrate,altercate,row,scrap,discuss,reason,make a case,contend,prove,evince,indicate,denote,demonstrate,signify,hold,maintain,contend persuade,dissuade,talk out of,prevail upon,convince
argument,disagreement,controversy,polemic,tiff,spat,altercation,fracas,Donnybrook,feud,falling-out,barney,line of reasoning,logic,pleading,case
argumentative,contentious,testy
get up,stand up,get to one's feet,wake up,get out of bed,go up,ascend,climb,mount,be brought up,be mentioned,crop up,spring up,begin,start up,originate
aroma,smell,odour,fragrance,scent,perfume,savour,bouquet,redolence,character
aromatic,fragrant,spicy,perfumed,savoury,pungent
circa,in every direction,on all sides,throughout,for everyone,all,'round,all about,encompassing,enveloping,on all sides of,in all directions from,enclosing
awaken,raise up,waken,revive,summon up,quicken,foster,call forth,kindle,foment
dispose,array,organize,sort out,systematize,group,set up,line up,align,orchestrate,manipulate,choreograph,predetermine,decide,prepare,prearrange,devise,bring about,contrive,fix it,score
grouping,organization,structure,structuring,ordering,line-up,set-up,construction,contrivance,terms,orchestration,instrumentation,version preparations,plans,groundwork,planning
arrest,stop,halt,check,stall,detain,delay,hinder,restrain,obstruct,interrupt,catch,capture,apprehend,take into custody,nab,collar,bust,run in,slow,retard,seizure,detention,restraint,stoppage,cessation in custody,under legal restraint,in the hands of the law,imprisoned,arrested
arresting,striking,shocking,impressive,electrifying
coming,newcomer,traveller,passenger,tourist,migrant,new chum
make one's appearance,hit town,blow in,prosper,get ahead in the world,reach the top,make it,make the grade,get somewhere,get there come,get to
self-assertion,impertinence,insolence,presumption,nerve,effrontery,presumptuousness,self-importance,conceit,egotism,loftiness,pride,hubris,pompousness,pomposity,bluster,snobbery,snobbishness,snottiness
arrogant,presumptuous,assuming,self-assertive,conceited,egotistical,brazen,bumptious,cavalier,overbearing,overweening,disdainful,contemptuous,scornful,snobbish,lofty,swaggering,toffee-nosed,uppity,on one's high horse,high,mighty,snotty
art,ingenuity,artistry,craftsmanship,expertise,craft,adroitness,dexterity,artisticness,tastefulness,mastery,trickery,craftiness,wiliness,slyness,guile,deceit,duplicity,artfulness,astuteness wiles,schemes,stratagems,artifices,subterfuges,tricks,manoeuvres
scheming,wily,foxy,deceitful,underhand,underhanded,double-dealing,guileful,disingenuous
artifice,chicanery,underhandedness,shrewdness,trickiness,stratagem,manoeuvre,trick,wile,ruse,subterfuge,dodge
synthetic,man-made,manufactured,imitation,plastic,made-up,concocted,forced,factitious,meretricious
innocent,sincere,natural,unartificial,simple,uncomplicated,undevious,upfront,on the level,on the up,unpretentious,unassuming,unaffected,na‹ve,unsophisticated,humble,untalented,unpractised,inexperienced,unproficient,incompetent,inept
ashamed,embarrassed,abashed,humiliated,chagrined,mortified,blushing,shamefaced,sheepish,red-faced
ask,question,interrogate,query,quiz,inquire,enquire of,require,apply to,appeal to,seek from,solicit from,plead to,summon inquire,enquire after,about a invite,provoke b request
complexion,light,face,exposure,prospect,outlook,orientation,feature,characteristic,facet,manifestation,element,circumstance
aspersion,false insinuation,detraction,slur,defamation,disparagement
scheme,plot desire,dream of
onset,blitzkrieg,blitz,raid,incursion,beating,battering,hold-up,mugging,rape,molestation,battery,fall upon,pounce upon,storm,beset,rush,lay into,violate,beat up,batter,bruise,harm,hit,punch,smite
convene,bring,get together,convoke,summon,muster,marshal,rally,levy,round up,congregate,forgather,foregather,lump together,compile,draw together,construct,put together,erect,piece together,connect,fabricate,manufacture
assembly,body,circle,company,congregation,flock,crowd,throng,multitude,host,horde,convocation,council,convention,congress,conclave,diet,synod,erection,setting up,piecing together,fabrication,making
averment,affidavit,insistence,representation
declaratory,affirmative,asseverative,definite,emphatic,confident,insistent,doctrinaire,domineering,opinionated,bossy,pushy property,resources,holdings,effects,capital,valuables,money,wealth,resource
consign,settle on,specify,ascribe,accredit,put down
giving out,task,chore,duty,mission,lesson,homework,naming,specification,ascription
helpmate,helpmeet,subsidiary,underling a ally with,link,unite with,confederate with,connect with,conjoin with b see,be seen with,socialize,fraternize with,mingle with,go out with,consort with,have to do with,hang out with,pal with,pal up with,pal around with,fellow-worker,companion,mate,buddy
society,confederacy,guild,syndicate,consortium,tie,linkage,linking,pairing,conjunction,bonding,fellowship,intimacy,friendship,camaraderie,comradeship
assortment,class,category,batch,classification,pot-pourri,m‚lange,agglomeration,conglomeration,medley,farrago,variety,miscellany,jumble,salmagundi,gallimaufry,mishmash,mixed bag
take on oneself,take upon oneself,try on,don,presume,suppose,believe,think,presuppose,take for granted,surmise,guess
appropriated,taken,usurped,expropriated,pre-empted,pseudonymous,taken for granted,accepted,expected,presupposed,suppositional
assurance,promise,pledge,guarantee,guaranty,warranty,surety,word of honour,oath,vow,insurance,indemnity,certainty,confidence,trust,faith,reassurance,assuredness,certitude,audacity,impudence,boldness,brazenness,brass,cheek,chutzpah,self-confidence,self-reliance,steadiness,intrepidity,self-possession,poise,aplomb,coolness,self-control,gumption,guts,gutsiness
assure,stabilize,certify,warrant,ensure,be confident of,be sure,reassure,hearten,persuade,make someone certain
subtle,calculating,astucious,quick-witted,sage,sagacious,knowledgeable
sky,aerosphere,ambiance,environment,feel,tone
atone,expiate,make amends,compensate,propitiate,redeem
atonement,amends,propitiation,reparation,repayment,compensation,expiation,penance,satisfaction
atrocious,iniquitous,villainous,fiendish,inhuman,barbaric,barbarous,flagrant,gruesome,grisly,ruthless,ghastly,unspeakable,infamous,infernal,satanic,hellish,rotten,horrendous
atrocity,enormity,wickedness,flagitiousness,iniquity,infamy,cruelty,heinousness,horror,inhumanity,barbarity,savagery,crime,villainy,offence
tack,hook,stick on,solder,weld,braze,Nautical bend,enlist,subjoin,endear,adhere,cleave,confiscate
seconded,fastened,fixed devoted to,partial to,fond of,devoted to,spoken for,married,unavailable,betrothed
fastening,attaching,affixing,fixing,fidelity,faithfulness,loyalty,accoutrement,accouterment,part,ornament,decoration
fall,strike at,engage in battle,mug,jump,inveigh against,denounce,condemn,denigrate,infect,waste,devour,eat,erode,corrode,decompose,dissolve,inroad,denigration,decrial,deprecation,spell,spasm,paroxysm,bout,wasting,erosion,corrosion
attempt,try,essay,strive,have,take a crack at,have a go,shot at,shot
be present at,go to,be at,appear at,put in an appearance at,turn up at,haunt,frequent,sit in on,audit,turn to,pay attention to,tend to,take care of,deal with,handle,heed,fulfil watch over,wait on,care for,minister to,occupy oneself with,look after,look out for,devote oneself to,wait upon,result in,give rise to
attendance,audience,turnout,gate,house waiting upon,attending,serving
attendant,waiting upon,accompanying,following,resultant,resulting,related,consequent,concomitant,depending,servant,menial,usherette,underling,lackey,flunkey,slave
concentration,distinction,r‚clame,notoriety,limelight
assiduous,mindful,courtly,gallant,gracious,thoughtful,respectful,deferential
attest,bear witness to,bear out,swear to,testify,vouchsafe,verify,substantiate,vouch for,depone
entice,captivate,pull
magnetism,gravitation,enticement,attractant,inducement,presentation,come-on,crowd-puller,crowd-pleaser
attracting,drawing,pulling,taking,luring,inviting,enticing,seductive,interesting,alluring,good-looking,pretty,handsome
trait,virtue,put down to,trace to
fearless,doughty,mettlesome,shameless,impudent,pert,defiant,impertinent,insolent,unabashed,disrespectful,cheeky
auspices,aegis,sponsorship,protection,patronage
bona fide,legitimate,reliable,trustworthy,faithful,undisputed
authenticate,validate,corroborate
author,creator,originator,inventor,father,founder,framer,maker,prime mover,architect,designer,writer,novelist,litt‚rateur
official,valid,documented,certified,validated,sanctioned,conclusive,dependable,truthful
jurisdiction,dominion,prerogative,hegemony,testimony,evidence,say-so,scholar,judge,arbiter government,establishment,officials,officialdom,powers that be,police
empower,give leave,license,entitle,go-ahead to
automatic,self-acting,self-governing,self-regulating,robot,involuntary,unconscious,instinctive,instinctual,spontaneous,impulsive,conditioned,reflex,robot-like,knee-jerk,unavoidable,inevitable,inescapable,ineluctable
helping,assisting,supportive,aiding,abetting,reserve,alter ego
at,to hand,at one's disposal,handy,readily obtainable,convenient,within reach,on tap,at one's fingertips,elbow
avant-garde,innovative,advanced,progressive,experimental,original,new,ground-breaking,pioneering,precedent-setting,revolutionary,extreme,extremist,far-out,way-out
avarice,greed,acquisitiveness,cupidity,covetousness,greediness,rapacity,selfishness,stinginess,meanness,miserliness,parsimony,tight-fistedness,close-fistedness,niggardliness,penuriousness
acquisitive,grasping,covetous,selfish,penny-pinching,stingy,miserly,mean,parsimonious,tight-fisted,close-fisted,niggardly,penurious,tight
norm,standard in the main,normally,ordinarily,typically,customarily,as a rule,for the most part,general,typical,run-of-the-mill,commonplace,undistinguished,unexceptional
averse,disinclined,unwilling,reluctant,resistant,loath,anti,antipathetic,ill-disposed
aversion,dislike,abhorrence,odium,disinclination,unwillingness,reluctance,distaste
avoid,shun,keep away from,keep off,leave alone,keep,steer clear of,refrain from,circumvent,sidestep,elude,escape,evade
bestir oneself,ignite,fire awaken to,wake up to,become aware,on the alert,conscious
award,confer,bestow,endow with,trophy,reward,bestowal,endowment,awarding
informed,apprised,knowing,posted,in the know,enlightened,au fait,au courant,hip,hep
imposing,breathtaking,wondrous,affecting,overwhelming,daunting,fearsome,frightening,terrifying,unbelievable,incredible,alarming,stupefying
tasteless,unsightly,ugly,hideous,grotesque,naff,hellacious,nasty,horrific
awfully,very much,terribly,extremely,remarkably,in the worst way,dreadfully,extraordinarily,exceedingly,excessively,fearfully,inordinately,incomparably
ungainly,left-handed,ham-handed,ham-fisted,blundering,maladroit,uncoordinated,undexterous,gauche,unhandy,oafish,all thumbs,butter-fingered,cack-handed,ungraceful,inelegant,wooden,gawky,uncomfortable,out of place,precarious,perilous,touchy,embarrassing,delicate,ticklish,troublesome,sticky,B
babble,prattle,twaddle,jabber,gibber,chatter,blab,blabber,gurgle,burble,gabble,gab,yack,natter,witter,rabbit,repeat,tattle,gossip,blurt out,gibberish,chattering,jibber-jabber,drivel,rubbish,bavardage,murmur,hubbub
baby,infant,neonate,newborn,babe,babe in arms,toddler,tot,cosset,coddle,pamper,mollycoddle,indulge,spoil,pet
invest in,bet on a support,side with,underwrite,subvene,finance,bankroll b reverse,move in reverse,move backwards withdraw from,retreat from,backtrack from,shy away from,recoil from,turn tail from,backside,rear,dorsum behind,pursuing,chasing,in back of surreptitiously,secretly,clandestinely,privately,furtively,sneakily,slyly,treacherously,traitorously,perfidiously,deceitfully,insidiously a overcome,master b crush,ruin,bankrupt,defeat,vanquish,break weighing down on,upon someone,burdening someone,lodged with someone,resting with someone abandon,ignore,disregard,repudiate,reject,deny hard pressed,struggling against odds,without hope,with little,no hope,helpless,in dire straits,in serious trouble,servants',outlying,isolated,undeveloped,raw,uncivilized,in arrears,overdue,past due,late,behindhand,towards the rear,rearwards,backwards,in return,requital,retaliation,ago,in times past,behind,overdue renege,fail,deny,disavow,break
backbone,spine,spinal column,main support,buttress,pillar,resoluteness,sturdiness,firmness,determination,strength of character,mettle,purposefulness,courage,fortitude,will,will-power,stamina,staying power,grit
promoter,investor,benefactor,benefactress,underwriter,angel,bettor,punter
background,qualifications,credentials,grounding,training,breeding,upbringing,family,curriculum vitae,CV,distance,offing,horizon,obscurity inconspicuous,unnoticed,unobtrusive,behind the scenes,out of the limelight,spotlight,unseen,out of the public eye,backstage
backlash,reaction,repercussion,counteraction,rebound,kickback,backfire,boomerang
backward,bashful,shy,diffident,retiring,coy,chary,dim-witted,dull,slow-witted,dumb,feeble-minded,gormless,dim,retarded,rearward,to the rear,to the past,retrograde,retrogressive,regressive
in reverse,regressively,retrogressively,withershins,widdershins,anticlockwise,counter-clockwise,back to front
poor,wretched,worthless,miserable,egregious,substandard,unsatisfactory,disappointing,inadequate,non-standard,crummy,grotty,polluted,vitiated,debased,miasmic,noxious,mephitic,unhealthy,poisonous,pernicious,deleterious,ruinous,ill,vicious,criminal,inclement,unfavourable,adverse,unpropitious,unfortunate,inauspicious,grim,discouraging,tainted,spoilt,spoiled,mouldy,stale,decayed,putrefied,putrid,contaminated,ill-tempered,grouchy,peevish,cross,crotchety,crabby,cranky,curmudgeonly,sad,depressed,dejected,downhearted,disconsolate,melancholy,inconsolable,naughty,ill-behaved,misbehaving,disobedient,unruly,mischievous distressing
defectively,insufficiently,inadequately,unsatisfactorily,carelessly,ineptly,shoddily,deficiently,unfortunately,unluckily,unsuccessfully,faultily,inaccurately,erroneously,unacceptably,inartistically,amateurishly,immorally,wickedly,viciously,mischievously,naughtily,shamefully,villainously,dangerously,severely,gravely,critically,grievously,seriously,unkindly,cruelly,harshly,wretchedly,atrociously,horribly,unspeakably,damagingly,distressfully,emotionally
bag,sack,shopping bag,reticule,string bag,carrier bag,dialect poke,pocket,baggage,luggage,valise,satchel,grip,suitcase,overnight bag,carry-on luggage,Gladstone bag,carpet-bag,portmanteau,toilet kit,sponge bag,briefcase,attach‚ case,dispatch-,despatch-case,purse,handbag,evening bag,wallet,Highland dress sporran,crone,hag,ogress,gorgon,nightmare,witch,harridan,beldam,old bat,dog,two-bagger,hobby,avocation,department,snare,land,kill,shoot
weigh,ponder,deliberate,compare,steady,equalize,level,match,even out,compensate for,make up for,counterbalance,offset,counterpoise,scales,steelyard,weight,preponderance,equilibrium,footing,equiponderance,equality,remainder,residue,rest,difference
ban,prohibit,forbid,outlaw,proscribe,interdict,bar,disallow,debar,prohibition,taboo,proscription,interdiction,embargo,boycott
banal,trite,hackneyed,stereotyped,clich‚d,stereotypical,everyday,pedestrian,humdrum,tired,unoriginal,unimaginative,platitudinous,trivial,petty,jejune,corny
band,strip,ribbon,belt,bandeau,fillet,stripe,line,border,troop,platoon,corps,gang,party,pack,bunch,ensemble,orchestra,combo unite,league together,federate
banish,exile,expatriate,deport,extradite,transport,eject,oust,expel,rusticate,drive out,dismiss,excommunicate,ostracize,cast out
banner,standard,flag,pennant,ensign,burgee,gonfalon,pennon,streamer,banderole,symbol,leading,momentous,memorable,notable,important,noteworthy
banquet,feast,sumptuous repast,meal,ceremonial dinner,lavish dinner,wine,dine,regale,carouse
banter,raillery,badinage,persiflage,pleasantry,jesting,joking,repartee,chaffing,teasing,chaff,kidding,ribbing
rod,shaft,pole,streak,barrier,obstacle,obstruction,barricade,hindrance,deterrent,impediment,sandbar,shallow,shoal,bank,sandbank,tribunal,courtroom,lawcourt,bench,bar-room,saloon,public house,caf‚,lounge,cocktail lounge,tavern,taproom,canteen,local,wine bar,pub,gin-mill,counter,close up,shut up,lock,lock up,padlock,keep out,shut out,exclude,impede,hamper,balk,except for,barring,outside of,save for,but
barbarian,boor,lowbrow,lout,oaf,clod,churl,philistine,ignoramus,yahoo,hooligan,vandal,ruffian,yob,yobbo,skinhead,uncouth,boorish,loutish,insensitive,churlish
ruthlessness,brutishness,barbarousness,heartlessness,viciousness,cold-bloodedness,bloodthirstiness
bare,unclothed,naked,nude,stark naked,unclad,exposed,uncovered,hatless,unshod,undressed,starkers,in the altogether,in one's birthday suit,in the buff,bare-ass,unconcealed,undisguised,revealed,literal,bald,overt,unvarnished,unembellished,cold,unadorned,basic,unfurnished,undecorated,vacant,stripped,empty,denuded,leafless,defoliated,shorn,barren,bared,mere,minimal,essential,meagre,scant,scanty,lay bare,uncover,undress,unveil,unfold,unmask,bring to light,divest,denude,defoliate
barefaced,blatant,immodest,arrant,brassy,unblushing
transaction,good deal,give-away,negotiate,trade,haggle,barter,dicker,chaffer expect,count on,be prepared for
sterile,infertile,unproductive,fruitless,dry,unfruitful,unprofitable
fence,railing,wall,ditch,ha-ha,boundary,boundary-line,frontier
exclusive of,omitting,leaving out
bottom,foot,pedestal,fundamental principle,principle,foundation,underpinning,infrastructure,basis,root,theme,radical,stem,core,station,camp,starting-point,point of departure,centre,found,build,hinge,derive,headquarter,low,undignified,degraded,degrading,unworthy,lowly,grovelling,servile,slavish,subservient,downtrodden,abject,sordid,ignoble,dishonourable,disreputable,infra dig,cheap,shabby,shoddy,ribald,unseemly,indecent,evil-minded,pornographic,pinchbeck,fraudulent,forged,shameful,currish,scurvy,insufferable
meek,self-effacing,unconfident,self-conscious,in a tizzy,modest,unostentatious,demure,restrained,verecund
fundamental,key,elementary,underlying,central,focal,vital
heart,main ingredient,constituent
clout,belabour,pummel,pommel,pelt,bash,thrash,wallop,clobber,bombard,maul,mangle,disfigure
struggle,brawl,mel‚e,melee,contest,duel,hand-to-hand encounter,war,crusade,campaign fight,fight with,strive against
bauble,gewgaw,trinket,trifle,toy,bagatelle,knick-knack,plaything,kickshaw
bawdy,earthy,scatological,salacious,indelicate,indecorous,risqu‚,suggestive,Rabelaisian,lusty,lubricious,lubricous
bawl,shout,bellow,vociferate,roar,yell,trumpet,thunder,holler,cry,wail,weep,squall,blubber,whimper,yelp,yammer scold,reprimand
beach,shore,lakeshore,seashore,seaside,lido,strand,coast,margin,littoral,run aground,careen
beacon,sign,bonfire,flare,signal fire,Very light,rocket,lighthouse,pharos
beam,timber,scantling,girder,rafter,brace,plank,board,stud,trestle,ray,gleam,pencil,radiate,shine,smile radiantly
beamy,broad in the beam,big,heavy,chubby,chunky,fat,obese
carry,convey,tote,sustain,shoulder,hold up,be worthy of,survive,stand up to,admit of,develop,breed,generate,engender,give birth to,spawn,bring forth,harbour,wish relate,have relevance,be relevant to,pertain to,touch on,have a bearing on,influence confirm,back up a survive,hold out,withstand b support,encourage put up with,be patient with,make allowances for
bearable,supportable,endurable,manageable
behaviour,sustaining,supporting,endurance,correlation,significance direction,relative position
give someone a thrashing,drub,thump,whack,cane,whip,bludgeon,club,cudgel,fustigate,flog,lash,give someone a once-over,best,worst,win out over,trounce,rout,outdo,subdue,overcome,pre-empt,surpass,conquer,crush,beat out,pulsate,palpitate,Nautical tack,hammer,forge,mould,tread,trample depart,abscond,run off,take it on the lam,lam out of here,hit the road drive off,stroke,blow rhythm,tempo,pulse,pulsation,tour,route,circuit,dead beat,exhausted,spent,drained,worn out,weary,bone-tired,fatigued,fagged
beautiful,comely,lovely,gorgeous,pulchritudinous,bonny,magnificent,well done,superb,spectacular,incomparable,elegant
beautifully,attractively,chicly,fashionably,delightfully,charmingly,splendidly,magnificently,smashingly,admirably,superbly,excellently,wonderfully,marvellously,spectacularly
beautify,adorn,titivate,elaborate,garnish,deck out,bedeck
beauty,loveliness,handsomeness,pulchritude,belle,looker,knockout,dreamboat,stunner
become,transform into,grow,evolve into,ripen into,enhance,befit,be proper,appropriate for,behove,behoove,grace,adorn come of,happen to
enhancing,beautifying,chic,stylish,fashionable,tasteful
bedlam,pandemonium,uproar,confusion,tumult,turmoil,furore,furor,chaos,madhouse
bedraggled,soiled,muddy,muddied,untidy,stained,dishevelled,scruffy,messy,wet,sloppy,soaking,sopping,wringing wet,soaked,drenched,gungy,grungy
due,suited to,appropriate to,proper to,seemly for
previously,already,beforehand,formerly,in the past,once,in the forefront,in the vanguard,up front,in the future,to come,in advance of,forward of,in the presence of,preceding,previous,anterior to,prior to,on the eve of,in preference to,rather than,sooner than,more willingly than,previous to,preceding the time when
plead with,importune,wheedle,cajole,supplicate with,ask for,sponge,cadge,scrounge,panhandle
beggar,mendicant,supplicant,suppliant,alms-man,sponger,tramp,pauper,cadger,scrounger,panhandler,man,person,chap,guy,bloke,impoverish,challenge,defy,baffle
start out,enter on,set out,set out on,Rather commence,start off,inaugurate,launch,create,go into
beginning,commencement,outset,inception,dawn,dawning,birth,genesis,origin,creation,day one,origination,source,well-spring
begrudge,resent,envy,grudge,give begrudgingly,unwillingly,reluctantly,refuse
delude,deceive,swindle,dupe,fool,mislead,hoodwink,bamboozle,defraud of,deprive of,cheat out of,swindle out of,distract,engross,engage,allure for,as a representative of,in place of,instead of,in the name of,on the part of,in the interest of,for the benefit,advantage of
behave,react,comport,bear oneself,act obediently,act properly,be good
behead,decapitate,guillotine,decollate
behold,see,look at,lay eyes on,descry,espy,discern,remark
beholden,indebted,grateful,in debt,under an obligation
be required of,be incumbent on,be proper of,be fitting of,for,be advisable for,be worthwhile for,be expeditious for,of,be advantageous to,be useful to,be beneficial to
belated,behind time,delayed,detained
belief,reliance,credence,assent,tenet,idea,sentiment,conviction,doctrine,dogma,principles,axiom,maxim,creed,persuasion
put faith,credence in,find credible,find creditable,take it,assume trust to,rely upon,have faith,confidence in,put one's trust in,be convinced of,swear by,have the courage of one's convictions pretend,imagine,conjecture
belittle,minimize,slight,detract from,depreciate,trivialize,degrade,downgrade,de-emphasize,discredit,derogate,mitigate,lessen,undervalue,underestimate,underrate,play down,pooh-pooh
warring,militant,warmongering,hawkish,jingoistic,truculent,warring party,contestant,warmonger,hawk,jingoist
belong,be a member of,be affiliated,be attached,bound to,be a part of,have a proper place in,be proper to be owned by,be the property,possession of
belongings,personal property,goods,things,chattels
cherished,adored,dearest,precious,treasured,admired,worshipped,revered,esteemed,idolized,respected,valued,prized,paramour,inamorata,inamorato,flame
below,lower down,further down,farther down,beneath,underneath,under,downstairs,Nautical below-decks,below-stairs,on earth,in this world,under the sun,lower,cheaper than,deeper,farther down than,less than,subordinate to,lower than,secondary to,lower than beneath,unworthy of,unbefitting,not worth
sash,girdle,cestus,cincture,perimeter,swath,thrash sing,perform stridently,loudly,put over,across
bemoan,lament,mourn,grieve,moan for
bemuse,confuse,muddle,mix up,addle,befuddle,perplex,puzzle,benumb,numb,paralyse
curve,turning,bow,crook,curvature,flexure,curtsy,curtsey,kowtow,salaam,kneel,genuflect,incline,channel,steer,submit,give way,be pliant,deflect
bender Colloq,spree,revel,carousal,bacchanal,binge,jag,toot
underground,undeserving of,not even meriting
serviceable,constructive,healthful,healthy,salutary,salubrious
service perquisites,emoluments,allowances,extras,fringe benefits,perks
kindness,kindliness,beneficence,goodness,good will,magnanimity,contribution,donation
benevolent,charitable,humane,humanitarian,well-wishing,warm-hearted,compassionate,benignant,magnanimous,open-handed
benighted,unenlightened,uninformed,ignorant
tender-hearted,soft-hearted,bland,gentle,mild,fortunate,propitious,non-fatal,non-malignant,non-virulent,curable,harmless
curved,deflected,bowed,distorted,twisted,warped,wry,corrupted,illegal,determined,resolved,resolute,decided,predisposition,bias,prejudice
bequeath,make over,pass on,hand down,transmit
bequest,legacy,inheritance
chide,rail at,excoriate,castigate,harangue
bereave,deprive,rob,dispossess
berserk,amok,crazed,frenzied,maniacal
encompass,surround,besiege
hard by,by,away from,wide of,apart from,unconnected with,off out of one's mind,wits,at the end of one's tether,overwrought
in addition,also,moreover,on top of everything else,in addition to,additionally to,as well as,including,other than
lay siege to,beleaguer,blockade,block off,hem in,cut off,crowd round,pressurize,pressure,inundate
superlative,finest,paramount,A-one,kindest,most beneficent,nicest,choicest,most suitable,most appropriate,most qualified,most talented,most desirable,most outstanding,largest,most,richest,wealthiest,upper crust,upper-class,finery,best clothes,best bib,tucker,maximum effort,most excellently,to the fullest extent,in the most suitable way,most adroitly,most skilfully,most superbly,most artistically,with greatest satisfaction,most successfully,overpower,get the better of,outwit
betray,prove false,disloyal to,sell out,break faith with,let down,inform on,sell down the river,shop,impart,lead astray,misguide
betrayal,treachery,treason,disloyalty,perfidy,traitorousness,faithlessness,bad faith,breach of faith,divulging
greater,larger,bigger,wiser,safer,well-advised,more intelligent,healthier,haler,heartier,less ill,improved,cured,recovered,preferably,more wisely,more advisedly,more safely a improved,happier,well-advised b wealthier,richer reconsider,think twice,change one's mind,control superiors,raise,elevate surpass,excel,outstrip,gambler,speculator,wagerer,gamester,crap-shooter
bewail,moan,mourn over,shed tears,whimper over,keen over,beat one's breast over
beware,take heed,be careful,be wary,be cautious,be on one's guard,exercise caution,mind,watch out,look out,take care
bewitch,enchant,spellbind,cast a spell over,enrapture
diagonal,impulse,affect unduly,unfairly,colour,predispose
biased,prejudiced,partial,jaundiced
make an offer for,proffer,enjoin,dictate
bidding,invitation,summons,instruction
grand,huge,enormous,immense,gigantic,giant,tremendous,colossal,Brobdingnagian,jumbo,socking,whacking big,humongous,hefty,bulky,hulking,beefy,burly,brawny,strapping,gargantuan,elephantine,tall,grown,significant,outstanding,weighty,consequential,telling,prominent,illustrious,renowned,eminent,distinguished,unselfish,giving,popular,famous,well-known,successful,upper case,majuscule,pompously,boastfully,conceitedly,arrogantly,pretentiously,successfully,oustandingly,effectively
bigoted,intolerant,one-sided
bigwig,boss,kingpin,king,queen,nabob,VIP,big-shot,big gun,big cheese,big wheel,hotshot,brass hat,chief honcho,Mr Big brass,brass hats
bilious,bad-tempered,ill-natured,petulant,tetchy,choleric,dyspeptic
invoice,account,tabulation,restaurant check,tab,banknote,paper money,folding money,beak,neb,nib,pecker,jaws
make fast,tie up,constrain,obligate,gird,encircle,wreathe,wrap,cover,swathe,bandage,cause to adhere,dilemma,predicament,tight spot,difficult situation,pickle,jam
parturition,confinement,emergence,nativity,extraction,parentage,lineage,ancestry,descent,blood
bisexual,hermaphrodite,hermaphroditical,androgynous,AC/DC,swinging both ways,Facetious ambisextrous,androgyne
morsel,piece,fragment,shred,particle,grain,crumb,jot,tittle,whit,scintilla,trace,suspicion,iota,speck,atom,moment,minute,flash,two shakes of a lamb's tail,equity,segment,fraction
bitch,shrew,termagant,virago,harpy,spitfire,whore,prostitute,bawd,harlot,call-girl,trollop,strumpet,trull,drab,tart,floozie,streetwalker,bimbo,pro,hooker,hustler,complain,protest,grumble,gripe,bungle,botch
bite,nip,chew,gnaw,mouthful,snack,nosh
biting,harsh,bitter,wintry,freezing
acerbic,acrid,caustic,mordant,unappetizing,unsavoury,hard to swallow,irritating,unwelcome,unpalatable,grievous,dispiriting,embittered,rancorous,stinging,acrimonious,virulent,unkind
harshness,acerbity,acrimoniousness,wormwood
extravagant,curious,fantastic,nonconformist,nonconforming,outr‚
blabbermouth Colloq,tell-tale,babbler,chatterer,tattle-tale,big-mouth
black,jet,jet-black,coal-black,inky,sooty,swart,swarthy,raven,ebony,dusky,ebon,hyacinthine,Negro,Negroid,coloured,dark-skinned,dark,pitch-black,Stygian,starless,moonless,sombre,gloomy,menacing,glowering,louring,lowering,threatening,funereal,malignant,baleful,baneful,deadly,deathly,sinister,dismal,disastrous,diabolical,malicious,outrageous,disgraceful,unscrupulous,unconscionable,blackguardly,knavish,perfidious,insidious,nefarious,dastardly,treacherous,felonious,frowning,sulky,clouded,blacklist
blacken,darken,smudge,begrime,asperse,cast aspersions on,smear,sully,soil,besmirch,tarnish
blackleg,scab,strikebreaker
blackmail,extortion,ransom,tribute,graft,extort money from,coerce,compel
blade,knife,cutting edge,sword,rapier,sabre,dagger,poniard,stiletto,cutlass,bayonet,penknife,jackknife,leaf,leaflet,frond,Rather playboy,ladies' man,man about town,fop,dandy
blame,find fault with,accuse,point to,recriminate,reprehend,reprove,hold responsible,fix the responsibility upon,lay the blame on,lay at someone's door,reproof,recrimination,disapproval,disapprobation,condemnation,reprehension,guilt,rap
blameless,guiltless,irreproachable,unimpeachable
soothing,smooth,suave,urbane,unruffled,calm,composed,unemotional,nonchalant,insouciant,insipid,boring,uninteresting,ennuyant,plain vanilla,blah
blank,unornamented,passive,impassive,expressionless,emotionless,vacuous,mindless,unexpressive,nonplussed,resourceless,perplexed,dazed,bewildered,unrelieved,stark,box,nothing,zero,nil,emptiness
blast,ring,boom,bray,resound,echo,reverberate,resonate,noise,clamour
blas‚,bored,jaded,unimpressed,ennuy‚,sophisticated,unmoved,phlegmatic,pococurante,carefree,light-hearted
blaspheme,swear,imprecate,damn
blasphemous,impious,irreverent,sacrilegious,irreligious
blow,gust,gale,racket,din,explosion,burst,eruption,discharge,detonation fully,at full tilt,at the maximum,thoroughly,maximally,with no holds barred,to the max,blow up,explode,dynamite,lay waste,shatter,devastate
palpable,obtrusive,unashamed,glaring,noisy,clamorous,loud,bellowing,strident,vociferous,rowdy,boisterous,obstreperous,uproarious
blaze,holocaust,inferno,conflagration,outburst,flare-up,brightness,brilliance,brilliancy,glow,burn,flare up,flame fire,open fire,shell
bleach,whiten,lighten,fade,blanch,blench,etiolate,whitener,chlorine
bleak,cheerless,dreary,depressing,mournful,windswept
blemish,deface,mar,scar,stain,flaw,disfigurement,impairment,blot,defect,imperfection,erratum
mingle,meld,commingle,intermingle,shade,grade,gradate,graduate,coalesce,fuse,intermingling
bless,consecrate,sanctify,extol,glorify,make happy,endow
benediction,consecration,boon,good fortune,godsend,bounty
blight,infestation,pestilence,infest,wither
blind,sightless,eyeless,unsighted,purblind,stone-blind,imperceptive,thick,dense,obtuse,weak-minded,dull-witted,indiscriminate,undiscriminating,impetuous,unreasoning,thoughtless,unthinking,delusional unaware,unconscious of,impervious,insensible to,untouched,unmoved by,blindfold,blinker,conceal,hide,eclipse,overshadow,curtain,screen,shutters,awning,pretext,smokescreen,scam
blindly,recklessly,heedlessly,deludedly,indiscriminately,rashly,impetuously,irrationally,thoughtlessly,mindlessly,senselessly,unthinkingly
blink,wink,flicker,nictitate,twinkle,glimmer,shimmer,sparkle,scintillate,coruscate,flinch,wince,shrink,quail,move wink at,overlook,flicker out of order,broken,in disrepair,not working,operating,not operational,out of whack,on the fritz
bliss,happiness,blitheness,gladness,joy,blessedness,felicity,glee,joyousness,gaiety,blissfulness,rapture,ecstasy
blithe,blissful,cheerful,joyous,merry,well-pleased,delighted,gay,joyful,elated,jubilant,happy-go-lucky,unconcerned,detached,uncaring,careless
bloated,swollen,distended,puffy,puffed up,overgrown,inflated
blob,gob,gobbet,globule,droplet,gout,lump,dab,glob,smidgen,smidgin
chunk,hunk,slab,stump,brick,cube,stumbling-block,close off,shut off,prevent a rough out,design,lay out,plan b mask,blank out,blot out,deny stuff up,congest,clog,bung up
bloodshed,slaughter,carnage,butchery,killing,murder,blood-letting,violence,genocide
bloodsucker,leech,extortionist,extortioner,blackmailer,parasite,barnacle,freeloader,moocher
bloodthirsty,murderous,homicidal,feral,pitiless,sadistic,ferocious,sanguinary,fell
blotch,smirch,splodge,splotch,spatter,blur err,spoil one's reputation,commit an indiscretion,transgress,sin a obscure,cover up,dim b obliterate,efface,rub,wipe out
breathe,exhale,waft,whine,make a mess of,muff,mismanage,screw up,mess up,fluff,bugger up,fuck up,spend,squander,throw out,short-circuit,burn out vacillate,hesitate,dither,shilly-shally a extinguish b explode,burst c short-circuit,burn out a become furious,lose one's temper,blow one's top,stack,flip one's lid b explode,detonate,blast c enlarge,inflate,expand,overstate d enlarge,increase e inflate,distend,swell,tempest,whirlwind,tornado,cyclone,hurricane,typhoon,north-easter,nor'easter,knock,thwack,bombshell,jolt,bolt from the blue
blue,low-spirited,dispirited,down in the mouth,glum,downcast,crestfallen,chap-fallen,despondent,morose,titillating,sexy,X,X-rated,XXX,off colour,erotic
cozen,bullshit,bombast,bravado,boasting,bragging,rodomontade,gasconade,hot air,blustering,hearty,plain-spoken,outspoken,cliff,escarpment,precipice,scarp,headland,promontory,palisades
stumble,flounder,gaffe,faux pas,slip,slip-up,howler,boo-boo,screw-up,boner,goof,goof-up
worn,rough-spoken,undiplomatic,ungracious,take the edge off,soften,mollify,soothe,blur
dimness,haziness,cloudiness,fogginess,fog,haze,fuzz,befog,bedim,veil,mask,weaken burst out with,give away
blush,act ashamed,redden,flush
swagger,strut,talk big,boast,brag,blow one's own horn,crow,storming,raging,raving,haranguing,grandiloquence
table,gaming-table,game table,food,meals,provisions,committee,directors,directorship,cabinet,panel,trustees,advisers aboard,go aboard,ship aboard,enter,embark on,feed,take meals
vaunt,toot one's own horn,lay it on thick
boastful,ostentatious,show-off,vainglorious,vain
boat,vessel,skiff,small craft,motor boat,speedboat,knockabout,runabout,yacht,motor yacht,sailing-yacht,rowing-boat,sailing-boat,row-boat,sailboat,ship
bode,forebode,foreshadow
corpse,cadaver,remains,carcass,trunk,torso,main part,hull,fuselage,substance,essentials,masses,fraternity,richness,consistency,solidity,thickness,density,fullness,viscosity
bog,swamp,fen,marsh,quagmire impede,encumber,stymie,handicap,set back,hold back
Bohemian,unconforming,unorthodox,free,easy
boil,bubble,seethe,simmer,steam,fume,sizzle,smoulder,chafe,fulminate,sputter,splutter,abscess,carbuncle,pustule,furuncle
exuberant,undisciplined,tempestuous,stormy,turbulent,rambunctious
plucky,stout-hearted,lion-hearted,unafraid,dauntless,undaunted,valiant,stout,valorous,stalwart,incautious,pronounced,strong,vivid,distinct
bolster,prop up,shore up,back up,reinforce
bolt,arrow,dart,projectile,missile,Historical quarrel,latch,machine screw,roll,length,lightning flash,thunderbolt,fulguration surprise,bomb,eye-opener,shocker exhaust,use up one's resources,burn out,poop out,spring,shoot off,take flight,run away,rush off,break away,flee,decamp,fly,dash off,skedaddle,scram,scarper,do a bunk,do a moonlight flit,take a run-out powder,gulp down,swallow whole,secure fix,make fast to erect,rigidly,stiffly
pretentious language,flatulence,magniloquence
bombastic,high-flown,grandiose,grandiloquent,magniloquent,fustian,flatulent,turgid,euphuistic
bolt from,out of the blue,shocker
ties,shackles,chains,fetters,manacles,handcuffs,trammels,thongs,cords,ropes,restraints,constraints,checks,controls,reins,hold together,cohere
bondage,slavery,servitude,subjection,subjugation,enslavement,serfdom,thraldom,vassalage,villeinage
bonus,largesse,hand-out,perquisite,honorarium,tip,gratuity,perk
book,tome,hard-cover,soft-cover,paperback,libretto,words,lyrics,rules,laws,regulations,enrol,list,log,record
bookkeeper,clerk,accountant,chartered accountant,CA,cashier,CPA,certified public accountant
bookworm,bibliophile,book-lover,inveterate,ardent reader,bibliophage
rumble,bang,flourish,burgeon,bourgeon,prosperity,profitability,burgeoning,bourgeoning
rustic,peasant,yokel,country bumpkin,provincial,backwoodsman,hayseed,hill-billy,Juke,Kallikak,hick,clodhopper,clown,Grobian,hoyden,lummox,galoot,slob,goop,slobbovian
ill-mannered,clownish,ill-bred
shove,push up,upwards,leg up,encouragement,hike,raise in addition,shoe,riding-boot,bootee,propel,kick,avail,be in aid of
booth,compartment,cubicle,kiosk
bootless,unavailing,useless,futile,ineffective,inefficacious,profitless,unremunerative,unrewarding,wasteful,time-wasting,Sisyphean
booty,plunder,spoils,contraband,takings,loot,swag,boodle,hot goods
drink,hard liquor,whiskey,mountain dew,white lightning,white mule,poison,mother's ruin,sauce,red-eye,tipple,Humorous bibulate,hit the bottle,hit the sauce
hem,binding,edging,periphery,purfle,purfling limits,bounds,confines,frame,frieze,moulding,dado,wainscot,wainscoting,wainscotting,borderline,verge,brink,bed,flowerbed,herbaceous border,fringe,resemble closely,approach closely,verge upon,lie alongside,adjoin,abut on,be adjacent to
drill-hole,borehole,pierce,perforate,drill,penetrate,puncture,tap,stab,prick,sink,tunnel,dig out,gouge out,hollow out,wear out,tire,exhaust,jade
boredom,dullness,dreariness,ennui,tedium,monotony
monotonous,tedious,tiresome,flat,dead,unexciting,dry-as-dust,arid,wearying,soporific,repetitious,wordy,prolix,long-drawn-out
borrow,refer to,touch someone for,bum,mooch
Borstal,youth custody centre,approved school,Now reform school,reformatory
bosom,breast,chest,boobs,knockers,tits,titties,pair,jugs,Bristols,interior,soul,heart of hearts,bowels,gut,special,confidential
bosomy,big-busted,busty,well-endowed,gaffer,super,leader,the man,honcho,Mr Big,prex,prexy,take charge,be in charge,domineer,shove around,dominate,order about,lord it over
screw,louse up,muck up,make a mess,hash,muddle of,bollocks,ballocks,bollix up
nudge,trouble about,fuss at,make a fuss about,concern oneself with,burden,inconvenience,tizzy,lather,sweat,to-do,ado,fuss
bottle,flask,container,fiasco,decanter,manliness,manfulness,pluck,Dutch courage,spunk,starch,moxie alcohol,alcoholic drink,sauce a contain,suppress,repress,keep in check,stifle b trap,box in
seat,buttocks,rear end,derriere,rump,posterior,hindquarters,breech,fundament,gluteus maximus,butt,prat,can,duff,keister,keester,hinie,tokus,tochis,tuchis,tushie,tushy,tush,substructure,nub,depths,Davy Jones's locker,bed basically,fundamentally,in the final,last analysis
bounce,bound,leap,hop,ricochet,life,ricochet boundary,limits,borders,restrict,confine,delimit,define,circumscribe,vault,gambol,caper,romp,frolic,galumph
tied,confined,secured,required,constrained,compelled,likely,destined,predestined,fated,doomed,scheduled,booked,headed,directed
boundless,limitless,unbounded,illimitable,vast,endless,infinite,incalculable,measureless,unchecked,unstoppable,unbridled,uncontrolled,vasty
beneficent,munificent,eleemosynary,rich
liberality,munificence,premium
nosegay,posy,spray,compliments
bourgeois,middle-class,conventional,capitalistic,propertied,materialistic,money-grubbing,money-hungry,working-class,proletarian,plebeian
occasion,session,stint,opportunity,innings,boxing-match,prizefight,set-to
nod,genuflection,prostration,obeisance,defer,give in,bow down,capitulate,weigh down,overload,bend down,prostrate oneself,make obeisance
insides,intestines,viscera,vitals,belly,innards
bowl,trundle,wheel,spin,dish,basin,pan
receptacle,crate,carton,casket,coffer,caddy,encase,package trap,bottle up,enclose,pin down,engage in fisticuffs,slug,sock,whomp
boy,lad,young man,schoolboy,urchin,brat,small fry,little shaver,house-servant,varlet,wretch,caitiff public schoolmate,chum,pal,old bean,old egg,old crumpet,dear boy,crony
eschew,pass over,blacklisting
bracket,stiffener,reinforcer,prop,truss,clasp,clamp,buckle,fastener,clip,coupler,coupling,couple,span,team of two,strengthen,shore up steady,prepare oneself,hang on
bracing,invigorating,tonic,stimulating,refreshing,exhilarating,fortifying,restorative
corbel,console,shelf,classify
braggart,boaster,bragger,braggadocio,windbag,peacock,Scaramouch,Scaramouche,loud-mouth,gasbag
braid,plait,embroidery,soutache,lace,intertwine,interlace,weave,twist
brain,brains,imagination,perspicacity,perceptiveness,percipience,wisdom,sagacity,discernment,acumen,cognition,mastermind,planner
brake,curb,restriction,constraint,rein,slow up,apply the brakes,reduce speed,decelerate,slacken
branch,offshoot,arm,limb,bough,twig,sprig,subsection,subdivision,ramification,spin-off,ramify,subdivide,diverge,diversify
brand,type,sort,brand name,manufacturer,trade name,trade mark,label,marque,name brand,stamp,identify,tag,trade-mark,characterize,stigmatize,disgrace
brand-new,unused,fresh,firsthand,mint,virgin
flashy,florid,flamboyant,tinny,grating,dissonant,shrill
staunch,unfearing,indomitable,heroic,macho,gutsy,showy,colourful,brazen out,confront
bravery,valour,heroism,fearlessness,intrepidness,staunchness,indomitability,stalwartness
battle royal,brannigan,punch-up,free-for-all,ruckus
brawn,muscles,robustness,brawniness,might,huskiness
muscular,robust,husky
breach,infraction,disobedience,non-observance,infringement,contravention,rift,gulf,split,break-up,separation,rupture,severance,schism,alienation,estrangement,break through,invade
width,wideness,broadness,spread,degree,depth,largeness,catholicity,latitude
break apart,asunder,fracture,break into bits,come apart,shiver,crash,splinter,relax,ease up,smash,foil,debilitate,cow,cripple,demoralize,undermine,discourage,break in,tame,discipline,condition,disobey,contravene,infringe,fail to observe,flout,break off,sever,suspend,disrupt break up,disperse,scatter,break loose,separate from,break out of,escape from,break forth,burst forth,come out suddenly,demote,bust leave,depart,separate oneself a demolish,destroy b decompose,break up,analyse c collapse,disintegrate,be crushed,be prostrated initiate,commence,be innovative,innovate,break the ice,take the plunge,start the ball rolling a interrupt,interpose,interject,burst in,intrude,intervene,interfere,disturb b train,educate,wear c rob,burgle,burglarize,enter a discontinue,cease,end b disengage,detach,break a escape,appear b erupt,come out in,break out in,into penetrate,get through a disband,disintegrate b fracture,comminute a break up with,depart from b renounce,slit,interruption,discontinuity,discontinuation,hesitation,suspension,hiatus,lacuna,unevenness,respite,rest period,coffee-break,tea break,intermission,interlude,lull,pause,playtime,recess,breather,stroke of luck
collapse,downfall,failure,foundering,mental collapse,nervous breakdown,crack-up,run-down,detailing,decomposition,itemization,distillation,fractionation
breakneck,excessive,hell for leather
teat,mamma,boob,knocker,tit,titty
whiff,indication,whisper,soup‡on astound
exist,inhale,respire,suspire
panting,out of breath,winded,gasping,tired out,puffed,surprised,amazed,astonished,astounded,awestruck,staggered,feverish,in suspense
species,race,strain,hatch,beget,cultivate,propagate,multiply
rearing,bringing-up,raising,cultivation,propagation,good upbringing,good manners,civility,politeness,politesse,gentility,good behaviour
Nautical cat's-paw,simple job,snap,cinch,lead-pipe cinch
breezy,airy,windy,draughty,gusty,cheery,blithesome,buoyant
brevity,shortness,briefness,conciseness,concision,terseness,succinctness,pithiness,compactness,laconicism,laconism,economy
brew,cook,infuse,concoct,cook up,beer,ale,tea,beverage,concoction
bribe,payola,plugola,buy off,suborn,oil,grease someone's palm,nobble
bric-…-brac,bric-a-brac,curiosities,knick-knacks,collectables,collectibles,trinkets,gewgaws,gimcracks,bibelots,curios,objets d'art,objets de vertu
bridal,nuptial,wedding,conjugal,connubial
bridge,cross over,traverse
bridle,hold in,bristle,draw oneself up,become indignant,take offence,umbrage,affront at,be affronted,offended by
momentary,little,fleeting,short-lived,transitory,transient,evanescent,passing,temporary,ephemeral,fugitive,concise,succinct,to the point,condensed,shortened,curtailed,compressed,abridged,thumbnail,compendious,terse,only abridgment,extract briefly,concisely,in sum,in summary,to sum up,succinctly,in a word,fill in,coach,instruct,enlighten,run through
briefly,tersely,in short,bluntly,curtly,in a nutshell,in a few words,momentarily,for a few moments,seconds,minutes,fleetingly,hurriedly,hastily,quickly
shining,resplendent,glittering,flashing,refulgent,effulgent,fulgent,fulgid,fulgorous,beaming,glowing,lambent,incandescent,ablaze with,cloudless,unclouded,shiny,lustrous,glossy,optimistic,auspicious,promising,rosy,fluorescent,trade mark Day-Glo,witty,keen-minded,precocious,brainy,glorious
brighten,illuminate,cheer up,liven up,perk up,polish,burnish
radiance,lustre,splendour,magnificence,glitter,effulgence,sharpness,acuteness,precocity
scintillating,coruscating,twinkling,exceptional,noted,celebrated,imaginative,creative,keen-witted
brim,lip,rim,be full,filled
fetch,lead,bring on,be the source,cause of,institute,invoke occasion,produce a overthrow,unseat,dethrone,overturn,topple b reduce,down a bear,yield b set forth,bring out,introduce,advance a earn,return,sell for succeed in,put over a produce,bring in b induce,bring about a display,focus on,make noticeable,develop b publish,release,public,stage a revive,resuscitate,bring to,restore b persuade,win over,influence a rear,nurture,teach,tutor b introduce,broach,bring in,pen up,set forth,mention,talk about,reintroduce,recall c raise,elevate d vomit,throw up,regurgitate,disgorge
crisp,nippy,chill
hair,whisker,barb,prickle,thorn,quill,seta,horripilate,become angry,maddened,see red,teem,crawl,be thick,be alive
brittle,fragile,frangible,breakable,friable,frail,weak,insecure
spread out,unshaded,explicit,unsubtle,main,generalized,unspecific,non-specific,sweeping,unreserved,inclusive,widely applicable,comprehensive,wholesale,unfocused,unspecified,tolerant,catholic,ecumenical,latitudinarian,unladylike,ungentlemanly,woman,girl,dame,cookie,cooky,skirt,bird,chick,doll,piece of baggage
relay,radio,televise,telecast,disseminate,sow,seed,programme,transmission
pamphlet,booklet,catalogue,folder
broil,grill,barbecue
broke,penniless,indigent,down-and-out,poverty-stricken,impoverished,insolvent,destitute,needy,ruined,on one's beam-ends,on one's uppers,strapped,stony-broke,hard up,up against it,on the skids,skint
fragmented,shattered,shivered,splintered,ruptured,cracked,smashed,pulverized,disintegrated,destroyed,demolished,fractured,enfeebled,weakened,crushed,defeated,beaten,discouraged,demoralized,subdued,debilitated,licked,tamed,trained,disciplined,obedient,docile,domesticated,violated,transgressed,disobeyed,contravened,defied,flouted,disregarded,ignored,infringed,interrupted,discontinuous,disjointed,disconnected,fragmentary,intermittent,sporadic out of order,on the blink,out of kilter,kaput
broken-hearted,heart-broken,devastated,overwhelmed,heartsick,sorrowful,grief-stricken,heavy-hearted,doleful,dolorous,woeful,woebegone
broker,stockbroker,dealer,middleman,stockjobber
brood,offspring,progeny,incubate,sit,cover ponder on,meditate on,contemplate,ruminate on,muse on,mope,sulk,pout,eat one's heart out,fret,agonize,despair dialect beck,gill,ghyll
broth,bouillon,consomm‚,soup,decoction
brothel,bordello,whore-house,house of ill fame,ill repute,bawdy-house,bagnio,seraglio,harem,Obsolete stew,sporting house,knocking-shop,cat-house
brother,sibling,relative,kin,kinsman,fellow-man,fellow-clansman,fellow-citizen,fellow-countryman,fellow-creature,confrere
brotherhood,brotherliness,companionship,community,clique
fraternal,neighbourly,loyal
browbeat,bully,tyrannize,keep after
browse,look over,through,skim through,scan,thumb,flip,flick through
injury,contusion,bump,welt,scrape,abrasion,scratch,wound,black-and-blue mark,discoloration,ecchymosis,contuse
bruiser,prizefighter,boxer,fighter,bodyguard,thug,hoodlum,bouncer,tough guy,toughie,minder,roughneck,hood,gorilla,plug-ugly,torpedo,enforcer
brunt,full force,onus,impact
brush,brushwood,shrubs,undergrowth,branches,scrub,bracken,brambles,underbrush,underwood,thicket,copse,grove,boscage,hairbrush,toothbrush,clothes-brush,shoe-brush,nail-brush,paintbrush,broom,dust-broom,besom,whisk broom,spot of bother,clean,groom,curry,sweep,whisk,graze,touch disregard,shrug off dismiss,rebuff,send off,packing review,restudy,go over,con
brush-off,dismissal,rejection,snub,cold shoulder,put-down,slap in the face,the old heave-ho,walking papers
inhumane,heartless,hard-hearted,stony-hearted,unfeeling,cold-blooded,remorseless,Draconian,Draconic,crass
brutish,unintelligent,material,insensate
blister,air pocket,droplet froth,foam,suds,spume,effervescence,carbonation,fizz,froth
bubbly,effervescent,foamy,frothy,fizzy,bouncy,champagne,sparkling wine,sparkling burgundy,Asti spumante,champers
bucket,pail,scuttle
cave in,crumple,warp,distort,bulge
insect,beetle,larva,grub,caterpillar,butterfly,mosquito,spider,creepy-crawly,no-see-em,microbe,germ,virus,infection,obsession,craze,fad,mania,faddist,fanatic,hobbyist,listening device,microphone,transmitter,electronic eavesdropper,failing,shortcoming,hang-up,glitch,spy on,geezer,jerk,idiot ruin,wreck,mess,ballocks up,balls up,make a balls-up of,cock up,ball up,fuck up a fool about,waste time,dawdle,lallygag,lollygag,fuck about,around b cause complications for,create difficulties for go away,clear off,make tracks,beat it,piss off,fuck off
develop intensify,physique,bod
hump,protuberance,swelling,protrude,stick out,swell out
voluminous,unwieldy,cumbersome
message,dispatch,despatch,news item,newsflash
persecutor,intimidator,tyrant,persecute,terrorize,push around,jolly,worthy,admirable '
bulwark,defense,safeguard,redoubt,bastion,buffer,rampart,fortification,protect
fanny,loafer,drifter,vagabond,hobo,derelict,gypsy,caird,tinker,shopping-bag lady,unjustified,trumped up,untrue,fabricated,unfair,put the touch on,hit up
collision,thud,clunk,tumescence,knob,knock against,collide with,run into,ram,wallop meet,come across,stumble over murder,put away,assassinate,take for a ride,rub out,do in,ice
bumpy,lumpy,uneven,knobby,knobbly,pitted,potholed,jarring,jerky,rutted
bundle,cluster,clump,knot,clutch,categorize,assort,group together,bracket gather,smock
package,packet,bale,sheaf,fardel,tie up together,package dispatch,pack off,hustle,hurry off,send away,scurry off
bumble,Golf foozle,bugger,snafu
buoy,navigational,channel mark,marker,float,nun -buoy,can -buoy,bell buoy,gong -buoy,mooring-buoy,spar-buoy,lollipop lift,elevate,keep up
afloat,floating,floatable,resilient,jaunty,peppy
load,gravamen,millstone,albatross,saddle with,tax
oppressive,bothersome,worrying,worrisome,vexatious,irksome
bureau,writing-desk,chest of drawers,dresser,chifferobe,chiffonier,desk
bureaucracy,officialism,red tape,authorities
burglar,housebreaker,thief,robber,sneak-thief,cat burglar,second-story,second-storey man
burial,interment,funeral,entombment,obsequies,sepulture
burlesque,caricature,lampoon,spoof,parody,satire,mockery,travesty,take-off,grotesque imitation,vulgarization,exaggeration,striptease,strip show,nudie,girlie show,satirize,take off,satirical,mock-heroic,mock-pathetic
sturdy,corpulent,stocky,thickset,rugged
set on fire,incinerate,torch,itch,throw,fritter away,overcook,char,singe
flaming,fiery,vehement,parching,scorching,seething,withering
burrow,excavation,warren,dig,delve,excavate
bury,inter,inhume,lay to rest,forget,consign to oblivion,submerge oneself,exile oneself,plunge,become engrossed
calling,province,subject,role,problem,dealing,commerce,traffic,corporation,partnership,proprietorship
employed,involved,industrious,diligent,hectic,hustling,ornate,complicated,complex,over-decorated,intricate,Baroque,Rococo,involve,absorb
busybody,pry,snooper,peeper,meddler,Paul Pry,Nosy Parker,buttinsky
butcher,murderer,slaughterer,killer,ripper,cutthroat,executioner,annihilator,destroyer,muddler,massacre,hew to pieces,dismember,disembowel,exterminate,foul up,hash of
prey,victim,gull,pigeon,sucker,Aunt Sally,patsy,abut,meet interfere,kibitz,meddle
buttonhole,corsage,boutonniere
buxom,plump,chesty
swallow,go for,pay off,acquisition bargain
buyer,customer,consumer,client,purchaser
buzz,hum,drone,undercurrent,phone call,thrill,feeling of excitement,sensation,fly down on,zoom on to,telephone,ring up,call up,phone,ring for
via,by way of,by means of,not later than,during,at near
bypass,get round,detour,give the go-by,alternate way
bystander,spectator,onlooker,observer,witness,non-participant,passer-by,eyewitness
byword,proverb,proverbial saying,parable,adage,motto,slogan,apophthegm,apothegm,aphorism,catchword,catch-phrase,C
cab,taxi,taxi-cub,Obsolete horse-drawn hackney,hansom cab
cabal,conspiracy,junta,junto,coterie,faction,unit,caucus,conspire,connive,machinate
cabaret,nightclub,nightspot,floor show
cabin,hut,shack,cottage,cot,shanty,bungalow,chalet,bothy,stateroom
cupboard,commode,chest-on-chest,tallboy,highboy,lowboy,ministry,advisors,senate
cable,wire,rope,hawser,chain,telegram,cablegram,radiogram,Mailgram,telegraph
cache,hiding-place,repository,nest egg,stash,squirrel away,secrete,stash away
cachet,distinguishing mark,identification,prestige,dignity
rhythm,metre,lilt
coffee-house,coffee bar,coffee-shop,bistro,snack bar,brasserie,tearoom,lunch-room,restaurant,eating-house,cafeteria,diner,eatery,caff,greasy spoon
cage,pen,coop,hutch confine,coop up,imprison
coax,jolly along,cosy along,seduce,inveigle,soft-soap,butter up,sweet-talk
cajolery,wheedling,coaxing,blandishment,jollying,seduction,inveigling,inveiglement,soft soap,buttering-up,sweet talk
cake,pastry,bun,gateau,loaf,harden,solidify,thicken,congeal,coagulate,encrust
calamitous,dire,tragic,devastating,fatal,cataclysmic,catastrophic
cataclysm,devastation,tragedy,ruination,desolation
calculate,compute,add up,figure out,gauge,ascertain,work out
calculated,arranged,designed,planned,prepared,adjusted,adapted,intended,purposeful,intentional,premeditated
conniving,Machiavellian,manipulative,contriving
counting,figuring,determining,product,result,deliberation,circumspection,cautiousness,wariness,prudence,forethought
calculator,computer,adding machine,abacus
calendar,appointment book,schedule,slate,diary,date-book,docket,almanac,chronology,annals
calibre,diameter,competence,stature
cry out,call out,denominate,term,nickname,title,dub,christen,baptize,dial,visit,call in,call on,knock up a appeal to,invoke,supplicate b reprimand,chastise,rebuke a demand,claim b pick up,come for,collect summon,draw on,evoke,elicit,inspire a request of,apostrophize b supplicate,apostrophize,appeal to c visit cancel,postpone a summon,recruit,conscript,draft b call,whoop,telephone call,tinkle,justification,need,requirement ready,on duty,standing by,on stand-by,awaiting orders within earshot,hearing,easy reach
m‚tier,career,area of expertise,speciality,specialty
callous,hardened,thick-skinned,insensible,hardbitten,cold-hearted,hard-boiled,hard-nosed
callow,green,unfledged,untried,still wet behind the ears
quiet,stillness,tranquillity,serenity,hush,peace,peacefulness,calmness,composure,placidity,placidness,repose,sang-froid,equanimity,still,tranquil,serene,balmy,halcyon,undisturbed,unagitated,placid,pacific,motionless,even,windless,cool-headed,self-controlled,dispassionate,sedate,staid,stoical,together quiet,quieten,pacify,appease,placate,make quiet,pacified,less agitated,cool off
camouflage,disguise,concealment,cover-up,guise,cloak,false front,protective colouring,coloration,apatetic,aposematic,cryptic colouring,misrepresent
camping-ground,camp-ground,bivouac,encampment,camp-site,camping-site,caravan site,encamp,pitch camp,tent,settle crash,exaggerated,inartistic,Dadaistic,theatrical,effeminate,campy,flaunt,flounce,prance,ham
operations,electioneer,compete,toss one's hat in the ring
invalidate,revoke,rescind,retract,recall,abrogate,countermand,dele,do away with neutralize,countervail,counteract
cancelling,rescinding,voiding,rescission,revocation,abandonment,withdrawal,abrogation,invalidation,discontinuance,suppression,cessation
unequivocal,plain-speaking,open-hearted,undeliberative,uncalculating,uncontrived,impartial,equitable,unbiased,unprejudiced,even-handed,unbigoted,unposed,informal,impromptu
candidate,aspirant,seeker,office-seeker,runner,nominee,applicant,entrant
candour,openness,frankness,ingenuousness,simplicity,na‹vety,outspokenness,unreservedness,forthrightness,honesty,sincerity,directness,straightforwardness,unequivocalness,impartiality,fairness,justice,objectivity,open-mindedness
candy,sweets,bon-bons,sweetmeats,confectionery
cannibal,anthropophagite,man-eater
cant,hypocrisy,humbug,sanctimony,sanctimoniousness,lip-service,jargon,shop-talk,argot,vernacular,slang,dialect,patois,Creole,pidgin,gobbledegook,gobbledygook,lingo
cantankerous,cross-grained,crusty,grumpy,surly,bearish,contrary
canyon,gorge,ravine,gully,gulley,pass,defile,coul‚e,gulch,arroyo
cap,hat,head covering,lid,cover humbly,meekly,servilely,submissively,subserviently,docilely,respectfully,exceed
efficient,masterful disposed to,inclined to,predisposed to
content,dimensions,mother wit,right stuff,the goods,sphere,competency,qualification
cape,peninsula,neck,ness,mantle,shawl,stole
skip,frisk,curvet,gambado,stunt,mischief,prank,high jinks,burglary,robbery,shenanigan,dido,cavort
crown,seat of government,assets,finances,cash,savings,large letter,initial,cardinal,brill,topping,top-hole,ripping
flighty,fickle,mercurial,unsteady,variable,unstable,quirky,inconstant,fanciful,wanton The weather in March is capricious
capsize,turn turtle,upside down,tip over,keel over,invert
enthral,enthrall,enslave,hypnotize,enamour,infatuate
captive,prisoner,convict,hostage,detainee,internee,bondman,bondsman,bondservant,incarcerated,caged,locked up,under lock
captivity,imprisonment,internment,custody,incarceration,thralldom,durance
car,motor vehicle,motor car,automobile,passenger car,motor,auto,jalopy,buggy,wheels,railway carriage
card,playing-card,pasteboard,calling-card,visiting-card,carte de visite,business card,greetings card,Christmas card,birthday card,anniversary card,condolence card,Easter card,New Year card,postcard,postal card,index card,file card,membership card,press card,union card,dance-card,window-card,show-card,credit card,bank card card joker,prankster,practical joker,wag,humorist,comedian,funny man destined,slated,in the offing,probable,possible,liable act,take action,use strategy act openly,reveal all,be forthright,be direct,be open,be honest,be unsecretive,come clean
care,sorrow,dolour,sadness,vigilance,mindfulness,heedfulness,pains,carefulness,meticulousness,punctiliousness,guardianship,keeping,safe keeping,supervision look after,attend to,be responsible for,take charge of,take responsibility for,nurse,be concerned,trouble oneself,feel interest,mind a look after,watch over,provide for,nurse b like,be attracted to,be fond of,be keen on,be enamoured of
heel over,loosely career,pitch,veer,swerve,lurch
life's work,livelihood,tear,hurtle,zoom
easygoing,unworried,trouble-free,worry-free,contented
circumspect,painstaking,punctilious,well-organized,systematic,fastidious,particular,finicky,finical,fussy
untroubled,irresponsible,cursory,lackadaisical,perfunctory,negligent,neglectful,remiss,unobservant,imprudent,unwary,slapdash,inaccurate,error-ridden,unstudied
caress,pat,fondling,cuddle,hug,nuzzle,kiss,fondle
cargo,shipment,consignment,shipload,truckload,wagon-load,trainload,carload,freight,merchandise
cartoon,pasquinade,send-up,ridicule,mock,send up
blood bath,Shoah,Churban,Hurban
bodily,lustful,voluptuous,libidinous,lecherous,concupiscent,sexual,licentious,prurient
make merry,pub-crawl,make whoopee,go on a bender,paint the town red,wassail,bender,knees-up
carp,find fault,cavil,pick at,pick on,bullyrag,ballyrag,pick holes in,whinge
railway coach,freightage,transportation,cartage,shipping,postage
carrier,bearer,porter,transporter,drayman,shipper,haulier,hauler,carter,Immunology vector,Typhoid Mary
lug,drag,cart,schlep,transfer,sell,communicate,read,give transport,delight a win,secure b abscond with,purloin,nick c accomplish,manage successfully,carry out d kill,cause the death of,cause to die a continue,persist,keep on,persevere b manage,operate c misbehave,act up,fool around,play up perform
handcart,pushcart,trolley,barrow,wagon,also waggon,haul
carve,hew,sculpt,sculpture,chisel,model,engrave,incise,whittle,chip divide up,cut up,parcel out,partition
instance,example,lawsuit,patient,invalid,specimen,example in any event,come what may,at all events,anyhow,anyway a lest,for fear that b if,in the event that,if it happens,proves,turns out that,if it should happen,turn out that in the event of,for fear of the fact,the actuality,the truth,the reality,what really happened,took place,holder,covering,casing,envelope,wrapper,containerize
currency,bills,notes,banknotes,hard cash,specie,coin of the realm,legal tender,moolah,dough,bread,spondulicks,spondulix,lolly,readies,gelt,mazuma change
cast,toss,lob,thrust,chuck,dramatis personae,actors,actresses,players,performers,troupe,formation,formulation,casting,squint,tinge,tint,colouring,sling,hurl,send,pick,found search for,seek reject,discard,throw away,get rid of maroon,shipwreck throw off,shed,doff expel,evict,remove,cast aside
castaway,cast-off,pariah
caste,social class,stratum,status,estate
punish,penalize,read someone the riot act,keelhaul,chasten,tell off,dress down,tick off,carpet,haul over the coals,chew out,rake over the coals,on to the carpet
castle,fortress,stronghold,citadel,mansion,palace,manor-house,hall,chƒteau
unforeseeable,unsure,occasional,unsystematic,sporadic,offhand,uninterested,relaxed,d‚gag‚
a victim,fatality,statistic wounded,injured,missing in action,fatalities,MIAs,body count
get hold of,grasp,take captive,take prisoner,net,corral,get on,on to,discover,find,be seized,taken hold of by,come down with,be afflicted by,suffer from,tangle,become entangled,stuck,trapped,hooked,fathom,catch on to,get the drift of,twig captivate,draw a understand,see through,get it,twig b take hold,become popular,fashionable a absorb,immerse b reach,overtake,overhaul,conquest,disadvantage,hitch,snag,fly in the ointment,catch-,drawback
contagious,infectious,transmissible,transmittable,communicable,enchanting,bewitching,entrancing
listing,ranking,sector,heading
cater,victual,purvey,provide indulge,humour,dance attendance on,pander to
universal,all-inclusive,widespread,all-embracing,eclectic
cattle,livestock,beef,cows,bulls,bullocks,steers,bovines,oxen
producer,grounds,motive,ideal,induce,lead to
corrosive,astringent,sarcastic,sardonic,trenchant,scathing,acid
admonishment,caveat,monition,injunction,watchfulness,alertness,tip off
cave,cavern,grotto,cavity,den a collapse,subside,fall in,inwards b yield,knuckle under
quibble,split hairs,demur,nit-pick
leave off,desist from,break off from,refrain from ceaselessly,endlessly,incessantly,interminably,continuously,constantly,ad infinitum,infinitely,non-stop,unremittingly
celebrant,officiant,priest
celebrate,solemnize,ritualize,officiate at,rejoice in,memorialize,have a party,whoop it up,eulogize,lionize
celebration,observance,observation,solemnization,hallowing,sanctification,memorialization,commemoration,praising,extolling,honouring,fete,gala,festivities,revelry,merrymaking
celebrity,renown,fame,repute,reputation,eminence,famousness,popularity,notability,stardom,dignitary,star,luminary,toast of the town,personage,personality,superstar
celestial,heavenly,divine,spiritual,godly,paradisiacal,paradisaic,sublime,empyrean,Elysian,ethereal,immortal,supernatural,astronomical,astral
celibacy,bachelorhood,spinsterhood,singleness,chastity,virginity,continence,self-restraint,abstinence,purity
celibate,unmarried,single,unwed,abstinent,abstemious,continent,ascetic,virginal,chaste,unsullied,undefiled,virtuous,immaculate,bachelor,spinster
cell,chamber,apartment
mortar,gum,paste,adhesive,cling
medial,median,inner,inside,dominant
nucleus,focal point,hub,pivot,nave,mid-point,converge
ceremonial,ritual,celebratory,commemorative,solemn,stately,dignified,ceremonious,august,rite,formality,ceremony
solemnity,motions,formalities,conventions,niceties,proprieties,protocol,appearances,pro formas,etiquette,decorum
predetermined,settled,stable,invariable,established,unfluctuating,non-fluctuating,unfailing,infallible,assured,guaranteed,inexorable,on the cards,a sure thing,in the cards,indubitable,indisputable,undoubted,doubtless,incontestable,undeniable,incontrovertible,irrefutable,unquestioned,unarguable,unnamed,non-specified
fact,actuality,reality,truth,sure thing,definiteness,authoritativeness,positiveness,certitude assuredly,undoubtedly,without a doubt,undeniably,for sure
warm up,heat up,abrade,make sore
twitting,ragging,joshing,tease,twit,rag,josh
string,series,sequence,concatenation,trammel,fetter,manacle,shackle,gyve
chair,armchair,stool,easy chair,rocking-chair,throne,cathedra,professorship,chairperson,chairman,chairwoman,presiding officer,moderator,preside,govern
object to,take exception to,doubt,call into doubt,call into,to question,impugn,confrontation,defiance,ultimatum
legislature,judicature,judiciary,meeting-hall,reception room,assembly room,niche,nook,bedroom,bedchamber
victor,winner,conqueror,title-holder,prizewinner,titleist,guardian,protector,protagonist,combatant,warrior,campaigner,veteran,guard,stand up for,fight for
fate,occasion likelihood,probability,odds,predictability,conceivability,possibility risk,gamble a accidentally,unintentionally,inadvertently b perhaps,maybe,possibly,conceivably,incidental,unlooked-for,come to pass,take place,come about,befall,betide
substitution,replacement,variation,novelty,change-over,mutation,shift,modulation,metamorphosis,revolution,coins,coppers,silver,replace with,swap,swop,modulate,mutate,metamorphose,fluctuate,vacillate turn into,transmute
mutable,protean,shifting,labile,volatile,modifiable,transformable,convertible
unvaried,unchangeable,unalterable,uniform,perpetual,unvarying
watercourse,canal,waterway,aqueduct,sluice,trench,trough,gutter,moat,river-bed,stream-bed,strait,narrows,furrow,groove,flute,avenue,artery,conduit
chant,psalm,hymn,canticle,plainsong,plainchant,mantra,paean,dirge,monody,descant,carol,singsong,sing,intone
chaotic,formless,shapeless,incoherent,disordered,disorderly,disorganized,unorganized,unsystematized,unmethodical,topsy-turvy,jumbled,higgledy-piggledy,shambolic,tumultuous,riotous,unstuck
gink,cove,gazabo,gazebo,old boy,bozo
monogram,insigne,badge,emblem,seal,letter,rune,hieroglyphic,hieroglyph,nature,peculiarity,morality,integrity,respectability,rectitude,individual,characterization,dramatis persona,nutter,loony,bat,nutcase,screwball,crackpot,fruit cake,capacity fitting,in keeping,characteristic untypical,atypical,uncharacteristic,unfitting
emblematic,distinctive,idiosyncratic,symptomatic
delineate,describe,depict
price,fee,cost,debt,debit,expense,assessment,wardship,precept,exhortation,sally,foray,imbue,instil,pervade,permeate,saturate,suffuse,entrust,exhort,direct blame,do battle with
philanthropic,public-spirited,lenient,forgiving,indulgent,well-meaning
alms-giving,open-handedness,leniency,big-heartedness,large-heartedness,indulgence,considerateness,compassion,kind-heartedness,alms,welfare
rabbit's foot,desirability,elegance,urbanity,sophistication,sophisticatedness,suavity,refinement,cultivatedness,culture,enchantment,sorcery beauty,prettiness,draw successfully,miraculously,especially well,put a spell on,mesmerize,assuage
charmed,bewitched,spellbound,enchanted,magical,fortified,protected,pleased
charmer,enchanter,enchantress,sorcerer,sorceress,magician,vamp,Circe,Cleopatra,Lorelei,temptress,seductress,seducer,Romeo,Valentino,Don Juan,Lothario,Casanova,lady-killer,flatterer,smooth talker,big-time operator,con artist,smoothie,wolf
chart,sea-chart,map,graph,diagram,blueprint,map out
charter,document,franchise,privilege,lease,rent,hire
chase,hunting,hunt,run after,pursue,track,go out after,woo
stainless,unstained,unblemished,decent,wholesome,moral,austere
belabor,spank,birch
maidenhood,maidenhead,abstention,abstemiousness,forbearance
chat,conversation,colloquy,small talk,palaver,chit-chat,tete-…-tete,heart-to-heart,chin-wag,confab,gabfest,bull session,converse,chew the fat,the rag,jaw,bullshit flirt,dally with
prate,patter,cackle,chaffer,rabbit on,waffle,clatter,jabbering
inexpensive,low-priced,bargain-priced,low-cost,sale-priced,cut-price,reasonable,budget-priced,economical,reduced,tawdry,sleazy,tatty,seedy,low-grade,trashy,twopenny,tuppenny,tacky,tinpot,two-bit,chintzy,cheese-paring,frugal,Scrooge-like,skinflinty,inexpensively,cheaply,for a song,for twopence,tuppence,easily,reasonably,tuppence inexpensively,below cost,for peanuts
deceiver,impostor,fraud,faker,confidence man,con man,operator,mountebank,shark,snake-oil artist,bilk,fleece,defraud,euchre,rook,flimflam,finagle,diddle,fiddle,move the goalposts,rip off
thwart,inhibit,contain,check into,check out,check up on,enquire about,after,inspect,make sure of,monitor,jibe,mesh,compare arrive,report register,sign in,log in investigate,check tick off,check a depart,go b investigate,research,explore,enquire into,look into,probe,check over c pass,pass muster,meet approval,be verified,check d cash in one's checks,chips,kick the bucket,croak review,check a investigate,do research,check b determine,find out,stopping,surcease,baulk,repression,inhibition,limitation,damper,inspection,verification,substantiation,authentication,validation,corroboration,tick,token,receipt,counterfoil,stub,voucher,chit,certificate,chip,charges
frame of mind,cheerfulness,mirth,buoyancy,light-heartedness,solace,consolation,hurrah,rah,huzzah,hurray,hooray,buck up,gladden,buoy up,elate,uplift,lift up,barrack for
glad,gladsome,of good cheer,gleeful,gladdening,animating
chequered,chequer-board,checked,patchwork,plaid,tartan,variegated,diversified,alternating,fluctuating
keep dear,preserve,nourish
masticate,grind,munch,gnaw gossip,bullshit scold,reprimand think about
… la mode,modish,trendy,good taste,stylishness,modishness
sophistry,quibbling,sharp practice,cheating,deviousness,pettifoggery,skulduggery,supremo,number one,numero uno,headman,big White Chief,big Chief,Great White Father,big Daddy,premier,most important,first and foremost
in particular,especially,particularly,above all,most of all,pre-eminently,principally,mostly,predominantly,on the whole,in the main,in general
descendant,son,daughter,little one,nipper,sprog,foetus,lass,young gentleman,lady,laddie,lassie
infancy,babyhood,boyhood,girlhood,puberty,minority,adolescence,teens
trustful,trusting,credulous,undissembling
coldness,flu,influenza,la,the grippe,ague,coryza,the sniffles,sneezles,wheezles,iciness,frigidity,aloofness,unfriendliness,numbing,chilling,icy,frigid,frosty,arctic,polar,glacial,shivering,chilled through,numbed,benumbed,freeze,refrigerate,dampen,dispirit,depress,deject,dishearten
coldish,unenthusiastic,unreceptive,unwelcoming
chime,set of bells,carillon,peal,ringing,chiming,tolling,tintinnabulation,clanging,ding-dong,jingle,jangle,toll,tintinnabulate,clang,announce a join in,harmonize b interrupt,intercede,chip in,butt in
shard,sherd,flake,sliver,plaque,hew a contribute,participate b interrupt,chime in
chirp,tweet,peep,twitter,chirrup,warble,trill,cheep,chitter,chirr,pipe
chivalrous,noble,knightly,gentlemanly
chivalry,knight-errantry,courtesy,courtliness,gallantry,nobility,virtuousness,righteousness,justness,equitableness
choosing,realm of possibilities,voice,‚lite,flower,cream,creme de la creme,high-quality,preferred,desirable,rare,plummy,selected,hand-picked,well-chosen
choke,suffocate,asphyxiate,smother,stifle,strangle,throttle,garrotte,garrote,garotte,burke,fill up,block up,dam up,constrict smother,put a stop to,discourage suppress
pick out,prefer,opt,settle upon
choosy,selective,demanding,exacting,hard to please,picky cut,lop,sever mince,dice
chronic,long-lasting,long-standing,lingering,persistent,continuing,long-lived,dyed in the wool,confirmed
archive,recount,narrate,retail
podgy,pudgy,stumpy,stubby,tubby,dumpy,heavy-set,overweight
chuckle,laugh,chortle,snigger,giggle,titter,chuckling,crowing,laughter,sniggering
sidekick,buddy associate,pal around ally oneself with,be friendly with,go with,associate with,pal up,around with,team up with
chummy,sociable,pally,palsy-walsy,buddy-buddy
chute,waterfall,rapid,slide,ramp,runway
disc,disk,hoop,loop,annulus,ringlet,cordon,circumambulate,go round,circumnavigate
circumference,girth,ambit,pale,orbit,lap
disc-shaped,disk-shaped,disc-like,disk-like,discoid,ring-shaped,ring-like,annular,roundabout,indirect,circuitous,tortuous,twisting,anfractuous,periphrastic,circumlocutory,devious,redundant,sophistic,sophistical
go about,flow,noise abroad,bruit about,put about,pass out,be bruited about
circulation,flowing,spreading,dissemination,diffusion,issuance,issuing,promulgation,broadcasting situation,conditions,state of affairs,income
circumstantial,presumptive,evidential,evidentiary,interpretive,deduced,presumable,implicative,implied,inferred,inferential,hearsay,unimportant,provisional,unessential,extraneous
citizen,voter,householder,resident,inhabitant,denizen,dweller,freeman,patrial,ratepayer,taxpayer,city-dweller,town-dweller,townsman,townswoman,villager,burgess,oppidan
city,metropolis,municipality,borough,burgh,conurbation,megalopolis,urban district,diocese,bishopric,New Zealand urban area,town,burg,big apple
civilian,non-military,laic,laical,secular,domestic,internal,well-mannered,civilized
comity,amiability,courteousness,cordiality,propriety,tact,diplomacy
civilization,enlightenment,edification,mores,customs
civilize,refine,edify,acculturate,domesticate
requisition,requirement,rights,call for,insist on,be entitled to
clammy,moist,gummy,pasty,viscous,slimy,damp,humid,muggy
vice,fasten together,clip together
clan,tribe,dynasty
clarify,elucidate,make clear,simplify,make plain,clear up,throw light on,explicate,purify
clarity,clearness,transparency,limpidity,pellucidity,lucidity,definition,distinctness,comprehensibility,understandability,intelligibility,unambiguousness
clank,clangour,hostile encounter,differ,cross swords,disharmonize,jar,be at odds,out of keeping
pedigree,genre,realm,domain,excellence,savoir faire,savoir vivre,year
classic,prototypical,definitive,archetypal,paradigmatic,legendary,deathless,ageless,timeless,undying,time-honoured,exemplary,paragon,outstanding example,exemplar,paradigm,prototype,masterpiece,master-work
classical,Greek,Latin,Roman
claw,talon,nail,rake,slash,grapple,scrabble
uncontaminated,unpolluted,uninfected,unspoiled,unspoilt,sanitary,disinfected,antiseptic,decontaminated,purified,unsoiled,untainted,cleansed,cleanly,freshly laundered,washed,scrubbed,spotless,clean-cut,neat,tidy,inoffensive,respectable,non-radioactive,unarmed,weaponless,absolutely confess,make a clean breast,make a revelation,own up,spill the beans,fess up,cleanse,wash,lave,take a shower,mop,scour,dust,vacuum,launder,dry-clean,hoover,neaten,do up,straighten up,unclutter,bath,bathe a exhaust,deplete b empty,leave bare,clear out,evacuate a clean,take a bath,bathe,wash up b purge,disinfect,depollute,decontaminate,sanitize
absterge,deterge,depurate,purge,wash away
sunny,sunlit,limpid,crystalline,translucent,uncloudy,pellucid,nitid,unscarred,well-defined,legible,readable,understandable,intelligible,perspicuous,lucid,comprehensible,apprehensible,unconfused,clear-cut,convinced,assured pure,unwavering,clarion,bell-like,not guilty,unencumbered,entire,disengaged,disentangled,unentangled,freed,rid,released,unblocked,unobstructed,unimpeded,brightly,effulgently,radiantly,luminously,lambently,starkly,perceptibly,discernibly,understandably,prominently,exonerate,absolve,acquit,forgive explain,disambiguate become fair,unblock,unclog,unstop,disencumber,dislodge,empty remove,cut away,disburden,unburden,jump over,vault settle,defray,satisfy leave,get out,sod off,shoot through,take a run-out powder a eliminate,clarify b tidy up,neaten up,set in order,clear innocent,exonerated,forgiven,absolved,unburdened,disburdened
clearance,interval,leeway
incontestably,without doubt,demonstrably,audibly
chop,hew in two,bisect,halve,rive
clergyman,ecclesiastic,churchman,cleric,reverend,man of the cloth,holy man,chaplain,rabbi,pastor,parson,rector,vicar,dean,canon,presbyter,prebendary,prebend,deacon,sexton,sacristan,guru,ayatollah,imam,monk,friar,monastic,religious,preacher,gospeller,evangelist,revivalist,missionary,sermonizer
clerical,ecclesiastical,churchly,pastoral,sacerdotal,priestly,hieratic,rabbinical,ministerial,apostolic,prelatic,papal,pontifical,episcopal,canonical,white-collar,secretarial,stenographic,bookkeeping
Daedalian,inventive,deft,nimble-fingered
clich‚,stereotype,bromide,trite saying,old saw,truism,platitude,banality,chestnut
clientele,clients,patrons,customers,custom
crag,rock-face,cuesta,scaur
weather,clime,milieu
height,apogee,high point,maximum,supreme moment,turning-point,crisis,crossroads,orgasm,culminate,crest,come to a head mount,scale,shin up,clamber up,shinny up,creep,trail,twine,advance creep,clamber,inch a descend,go down retreat from,withdraw from,back away from,ascent
clinch,dispose of,finalize sew up,close quarters
clincher,finishing touch,pay-off,punch-line,coup de grƒce,final,crowning blow
remain devoted,attached to,hang on to,retain,cherish embrace,cleave to one another,clasp one another,clutch one another,hold fast to one another,grasp one another
staple,trim off,lop off,bob,snip,cut short,smack,cuff,overcharge,excerpt,snippet,pace
robe,poncho,coat,overcoat,shroud
wad,piece of sod,turf,idiot,dolt,blockhead,simpleton,dunce,dope,Neanderthal,ninny,ninny-hammer,bumpkin,vegetable
shut,make inaccessible,place off limits,bring to a close,establish discontinue,shut down,go out of business,cease operations,shut up shop,put up the shutters seal,obturate ignore,disregard a close,close down b close,bring together,adjacent,proximate,proximal,closed,tight dense,cramped,tiny,minuscule,musty,fusty,confining,airless,unventilated,stifling,suffocating,close-matched,concentrated,rigorous,searching,inseparable,close-knit,thick as thieves,privy,secret,closely guarded,secretive,taciturn,close-mouthed,tight-lipped,silent,mingy,secluded,concealed,hidden,in the neighbourhood of,close by nearly,nigh unto
cloth,fabric,textile,stuff the clergy,the religious ministry,the priesthood
clothe,garb,accoutre,accouter,kit out,tog up,invest,caparison,endue clothing,wardrobe,vestments,togs,get-up glad rags,set of threads
jester,zany,comic,funny man,buffoon,galloot,hick fool around,play the fool,horse around,cut a caper,capers,engage in high jinks,hijinks,cut didos
mace,billy,truncheon,baton,staff,cosh,blackjack,sorority,sisterhood,clubhouse,baste,trounce band,join forces,cooperate
clue,intimation,inkling,pointer,tip-off,indicator hint,imply
bumbling,cloddish,ox-like,bovine,lubberly
snag a grasp at,embrace b influence,domination,possession
clutter,litter,olla podrida,hotchpotch,hodgepodge,disarray mess up,strew,make a shambles of
bus,omnibus,motor coach,tutor,trainer,instructor,teacher,crammer,school,cram
gel,jell,clot,curdle
scratchy,prickly,bristly,rough-hewn,unfinished,unpolished,foul-mouthed,low-quality,kitschy
sea-coast,coastline,seaboard,glide,skim,sail
greatcoat,jacket,anorak,parka,cagoule,cag,coating,layer,overlay,film,paint
cocky,overconfident,self-important,proud,prideful,cocksure
code,jurisprudence,jus canonicum 'canon law',jus civile 'civil law',jus divinum 'divine law',jus gentium 'universal law',jus naturale 'natural law',corpus juris,pandect,lex non scripta 'common law,unwritten law',lex scripta 'statute law',cipher,cypher,cryptogram,system,practices,standards,criterion criteria,maxims,patterns,traditions,orthodoxy,encode,encipher,encypher,encrypt
cog,tooth,gear-tooth,sprocket,ratchet,pawn,nonentity,nobody
coherent,consistent,orderly,organized,logical,rational,well-ordered,articulate
squad,squadron,brigade,cadre,wing,legion,detachment,contingent
coil,snake,enwrap,spiral,Nautical fake,flake down,windings,circles,whorl,helix
coin,invent,conceive,make up,dream up earn,make money,become wealthy,enrich oneself,rake it in
co-occur,synchronize,be in accord
coincidence,co-occurrence,simultaneity,contemporaneity,synchronism,synchrony,coextension,coevality,coinstantaneity,matching,jibing,congruity,consonance,concomitance,chance occurrence,fortuitousness,happenstance
ice-cold,stone-cold,bitter-cold,biting-cold,gelid,hibernal,brumal,hyperborean,hyperboreal,Siberian,chilled,unheated,heatless,spiritless,uncordial,lukewarm,deadening,disheartening,unmoving,faint,unprepared,unready far,off the track,common cold,gravedo,sniffles,the flu,unhesitatingly,promptly,immediately,abruptly
poikilothermic,poikilothermal,unexcited,unimpassioned,stony,steely,imperturbable,merciless
unthoughtful,uncharitable,unmerciful
fall down,deflate,crumble,tumble down,come to an end,fall through,peter out,fall flat,come to naught,nought,decline,disappear,evaporate,go up in smoke,go bankrupt,go under,go to the wall,fizzle out,swoon,break down mentally,have a nervous breakdown,go to pieces,fall apart,crack up,cave-in,disappearance,disintegration,dissolution,bankruptcy,mental breakdown
team-mate,co-worker,consociate
together,pile up,draw up,gather up
collected,controlled,poised,unperturbed,at ease,comfortable
garnering,gleaning,amassment,whip-round,omnium gatherum,anthology,chrestomathy
collector,gatherer,accumulator
collide,dash together crash into,smash into,bump into,smack into
smash-up,pile-up,prang
mammoth,massive,Cyclopean,monumental,titanic,Herculean,stupendous
hue,tincture,pigmentation,pigment,dye a flag,burgee b device,pl insignia,symbols,identity,loyalties,dye,crayon
colourless,pallid,blanched,white,wan,ashen,sallow,waxen,sickly,washed out,vapid,lifeless,characterless,namby-pamby,lacklustre,uninspiring,uninspired
warfare,vendetta,do battle,joust,wrestle,come to blows,grapple with,oppose,enter the lists against
syndication,bloc,cartel,claque,conglomerate,emulsion,colloid,parasynthesis,parathesis,mosaic
unify,conjoin,pool,incorporate,synthesize,come together
draw near,draw nigh,report in,check in,clock on,roll in,enter a occur,Loosely transpire b Nautical tack,go about a find,meet up,up with,run across,chance upon,light on,stumble upon,bump into b pay up,submit c be communicated,sink in fare,move along disintegrate,fly to pieces,down attack,rush at,fly at,descend upon,make for a acquire,get possession of,put one's hands,fingers on,be given b win,be awarded pounce on,bear down on,blame succumb to,be stricken,afflicted with,acquire a win,finish in the money b be,turn out,prove to be c finish,end up,arrive d enter a occur,Loosely transpire b emerge,result as a be revealed,become public,common knowledge,get about,leak out,emerge b be published,issued,produced,distributed,be shown,be in print,premiere c end,finish a go over,be communicated,be received b affect,possess c visit,stop by,in a recover from,recuperate from,get well,better b conclude,wind up successfully,satisfactorily,not fail,disappoint a amount to,add up to,aggregate b regain,recover consciousness,come around c regard,relate to,be a question of,be involved a arise,present itself,be broached,crop up b grow,appear c rise
jokesmith,funster,merry andrew
temptation,bait,loss-leader
ease,luxury,opulence
well off,satisfied,self-satisfied,complacent,smug,likeable,relaxing
funny,droll,comical,humorous,hilarious,side-splitting,mirthful,jocose,jocular,facetious,amusing
wield authority,influence over,hold sway over,rule,have under one's thumb,call the tune,head up,draw upon,look down on,possess,behest,sovereignty,leadership,stewardship,thorough grasp
commemorate,remember,pay tribute,homage to,salute,immortalize
comment,animadversion,annotation,exposition,expansion,elucidation,clarification,footnote,commentary,opine,say discuss,remark on
mercantilism,marketing,merchandising,trafficking
sentence,intern,incarcerate,perpetrate,carry out pledge,give one's word,bind oneself
prosaic,proverbial,garden-variety,garden,workaday,mutual,reciprocal,joint,shared,low-class,communal,collective,non-private,overused
hand on,along,send on,supply be in communication with,converse with,talk with,chat with,correspond with,be in contact,touch with,put across,make understandable,get through to,be of one mind,be in tune,be in,en rapport,make oneself understood,vibrate on the same frequency,wavelength
compacted,closely-knit,consolidated,small,snug,laconic,pithy,epigrammatic,aphoristic
vade-mecum,manual,handbook,reference book,enchiridion,in Spain,Portugal duenna
associates,friends,companions,comrades,retinue,entourage,suite,followers,Theatre troupe,guests,visitors,callers,public limited company,plc,New Zealand,South African private limited company,Pty
liken,make an analogy with,analogize resemble,look like,be on a par with,be in a class,the same class with,parallel,merit comparison with,compete with,against,be a match for,contrast,measure against,juxtapose,set side by side,correlate
comparison,contrasting,juxtaposing,juxtaposition,balancing,weighing,similarity,resemblance,likeness,comparability,commensurability,point of agreement
bay,alcove,pigeon-hole,locker,cubby-hole
make restitution,make good,indemnify,reimburse,make amends for,neutralize,even up,remunerate
compensatory,compensative,remunerative,restitutive,restitutory,expiatory,reparative,reparatory,piacular
striving,tournament,championship
collate,anthologize,compose
groan,grouse,carp at,squawk,grouch
complement,perfection,crew,team,quorum,round out,top off,flesh out
whole,intact,uncut,unbroken,undivided,unabridged,undiminished,unabated,unreduced,ended,concluded,done,terminated,executed,performed,wrap up,finalize,round off
in toto,exactly,precisely,down to the ground,from start to finish,from beginning to end,from A to Z,from the word go,in full,barrel,sinker,en masse,expressly,explicitly,unambiguously,flatly
finishing,finalization,wind-up,finishing-off,completing
complexity,complication,convolution,intricacy,involvement,complicatedness,inscrutability
complicate,entangle,snarl,make complicated,make involved,make a shambles
Byzantine,tangled,knotty,labyrinthine
compliment,homage,flattery,favour respects,regards,best wishes,felicitations,salutations,greetings,pay homage,tribute to,congratulate,felicitate,flatter
complimentary,laudatory,commendatory,encomiastic,panegyrical,eulogistic,congratulatory,flattering,gratis,on the house
constitute,be a constituent,element of,write,think up,formulate,set to music,arrange consist of,comprise,be formed,made up of,be constituted of calm down,quieten down,control oneself,get control of,over oneself
article,paper,make-up,layout,configuration,shaping,proportion,placement,placing,formula,fashioning,constitution
also fuze,multiple,multiform,multifaceted,parasynthetic,parathetic,synthesis,merging
exhaustive,encyclopedic,encyclopaedic
compulsive,compelling,obsessive,coercive,urgent
compunction,remorse,contrition,regret,uneasiness of mind,pricking of conscience,self-reproach,qualm,misgiving
keep secret,keep quiet about,not reveal
vanity,self-esteem,self-admiration,self-love,narcissism,vainglory,amour propre,whim,caprice,elaborate figure of speech,strained,far-fetched metaphor
self-centred,egocentric,self-admiring,narcissistic,self-involved,stuck-up
sire,become pregnant with,evolve,speculate on,envision,envisage,conjure up,dream up,hypothesize,postulate,posit
centralize,distil,focus one's thoughts,apply oneself
conception,inauguration,initiation,launching,introduction,notion,concept,id‚e re‡u,proposal
have relation,reference to,be about,appertain to,be pertinent,relevant to,be connected,involved with,bear on,be germane to,be connected with,have a bearing,an influence on,be of importance,interest to,apprehensiveness,disquietude
referring to,in reference to,as regards,apropos of,as to,on the subject of,re
remonstrate with,find guilty,doom doomed,damned,ordained,foreordained,consigned
condescend,stoop,deign,demean oneself,come down off one's high horse
condescending,patronizing,belittling,snooty
circumstances,stipulation,proviso,contingency,requisite,prerequisite,working order,fettle,health circumstances,make ready,brainwash,inure
handling,show in,direct behave,demean
consult,talk over,take counsel give,bestow on
conference,symposium,seminar,forum,colloquium,discussion
self-confident,self-assured,self-possessed,reliant,self-reliant
sequester,sequestrate,take away
variance,be incompatible,at odds,at variance,be in opposition to
abide by,adjust to,accord with,agree with,concur with,coincide with,harmonize with,square with,tally with,fit in with,be consistent with,in accordance with
flummox,disorient,embarrass,abash,shame,buffalo,disorganize,throw into disarray,snarl up,ensnarl,tangle up
mixed up,muddled,muddle-headed,snarled up,baffling,confusing,mystifying,perplexing,contradictory,botched up,puzzled,baffled,befuddled,mystified,disoriented,at sea,flummoxed,bemused,at sixes,sevens,at a loss,metagrobolized,screwed-up,muzzy,out of it,not with it,fouled up,all balled up,all bollocksed,ballocksed up,all bollixed up,miscellaneous,motley
mix-up,disarray,disarrangement,shambles,confounding,ambiguousness,misunderstanding,contradiction,inconsistency,mixing,mixing up,embarrassment,discomfiture,mortification,abashment,shamefacedness,chagrin
congested,overcrowded,blocked up,jammed,crammed,plugged,stopped,stuffed up,choked
tie together,tie in,stitch,sew,strap
connecting,interrelationship,interplay,tie-in,coherence,association contact,friend at court,drag relatives,relations,kith
subjugate,overrun,prevail over,surmount
conscience,morals,sense of right,ethics,scruples
principled,ethical,righteous,right-minded,upstanding,upright,high-minded,incorruptible
give in permit,give in to,seal of approval,acquiescence,compliance
so,as a result,ergo
conservation,preservation,maintenance,upkeep,safeguarding,husbandry
conservative,reactionary,right-wing,rightist,Tory,temperate,middle-of-the-road,sober,unprogressive,orthodox,conformist,hidebound,fundamentalist,true-blue,right-winger,middle-of-the-roader
conserve,hold on to,save
think about,take into,under consideration,deliberate over,contemplate on,mull over,cogitate on,reflect on,chew over,reckon with,bear in mind,make allowance for,look upon,deem,take to be
considerable,sizeable,appreciable,noticeable,largish,biggish,goodly,of consequence,of distinction
attentiveness,thoughtfulness,emolument,pourboire,baksheesh,backsheesh,reflection,contemplation,rumination,cogitation
considering,in view of,in the light of,bearing in mind,making allowance for,taking into consideration,looking at,all things,everything considered,inasmuch as,insomuch as
agreeing,in harmony,in concordance,conforming,in conformance,accordant,compatible,in accord,consonant,predictable,undeviating,unswerving
consistently,steadily,regularly,daily,day by day,dependably,unswervingly,staunchly,devotedly,firmly,resolutely,faithfully,unfailingly
perceptible,garish,gaudy,lurid
collusion,connivance,foul play,dirty work
constable,policeman,policewoman,police officer,patrolman,cop,copper,bobby,flatfoot
immovable,unshakeable,unshakable,persevering,unwearying,unwearied,untiring,indefatigable,tireless,unflagging,unfaltering,tried,trusty,incessant,unceasing,ceaseless,uninterrupted,unremitting,relentless,unrelenting,continuous,continual,never-ending,perennial,sempiternal,unchanged
practicable,productive,virtual,implicit,derived,deduced confer with,discuss with,deliberate with,talk over with,seek advice from,ask of,take counsel with,look up,seek information from
physician,advisor,counselor
consume,eat up,drink up,gobble up,use up,deplete,drain,expend,dissipate,lose,raze,ravage,preoccupy,obsess
success,accomplishing,fulfilling,ending,realizing,attaining,achieving,grand finale
contact,junction,get in touch with,communicate with,speak to,write to
have in it,have the capacity for,keep under control
gaze at,eye,ruminate over,ponder on,meditate,cogitate over,turn over in one's mind,brood on,chew on,think of,entertain the idea,notion of
contemporary,of the time,contemporaneous,coeval,coexistent,concurrent,synchronous,synchronic,coetaneous,modern,present-day,up to date,latest,novel,newfangled
scorn,disdain,contumely
measure ingredients,components,constituents,subject-matter,purport,import,text,thesis,gratification,contentment,contentedness,gratified,fulfilled,gratify
tourney,velitation,call into question,confute,refute
context,framework,surroundings,frame of reference
proceed with,go on with,persist in,persevere in,last,be prolonged,prolong,perpetuate,carry on with,resume,pick up
become infected with,go down with,roll oneself,squeeze,constrict,decrease,wrinkle,knit,crease,corrugate,pucker
contradict,gainsay,controvert,argue against,belie,disaffirm
conflicting,incompatible,discrepant,ambivalent
widget,thingumabob,thingamabob,thingumajig,thingamajig,thingummy,whatsit,thingy,gizmo,gismo,Rube Goldberg invention,whatchamacallit,gubbins
opposite,opposing,contrarious,inimical,refractory,contumacious,self-willed,unaccommodating,froward,inopportune,perversely,oppositely,contrariwise,contrarily,in opposition to
differentiate,discriminate,place against,deviate from,disparity,dissimilarity
supply add to,have a hand in,play a part,role in
pilot,exercise power,authority over,be in control of,in check,button,lever
controversial,debatable,disputable,moot,polemical,dialectic,factious,provocative
argumentation,disputation,wrangling,questioning
convalesce,recover,get better,recuperate
commodious,within easy reach,close at hand,at the ready
tradition,usage,conventionalism
received,agreed,stodgy
transfigure,transmogrify,remake,proselytize,change over,proselyte,neophyte,catechumen,disciple
prove guilty,jailbird orBrit also gaolbird,lag
cooling,level-headed,unexcitable,unflappable,under control,uninvolved,removed,forbidding,chilliness,coolth,sedateness,abate
interact,act jointly,in concert,participate,lend a hand
cooperation,collaboration,teamwork,interaction,synergism,synergy,advocacy,helping hand
coordinate,systemize,codify,match up,pull together,equivalent,correspondent,complementary,correlative,coordinating,coordinative,paratactic
cope,get along,make do,subsist,come through be a match for,contend with
copy,reproduction,replica,facsimile,double,twin,duplication,duplicate,transcript,carbon copy,photocopy,print,sample,writing,reproduce,replicate,transcribe,imitate,mimic,emulate,ape,parrot
marrow,pith,gist,quintessence
body of men,women,battalion,column
put right,decorous,de rigueur,comme il faut,tickety-boo,approved,in order
corrigendum,punishment,castigation,chastisement
newspaperman,newspaperwoman,pressman,presswoman,journalist,stringer,newsman,newsperson
corridor,hallway,passageway
untrustworthy,subverted,degenerate,subvert,deprave
outlay,expenditure,sell for,set someone back
costume,vestment,livery,kit,get-up
cosy,restful,cozy,comfy,self-serving
crib,cradle,bunk
couch,sofa,settee,divan,love-seat,chaise longue,day-bed,vis-…-vis,siamoise,Davenport,embed,phrase
consistory,directorate,directory
consultation,recommend to,suggest to
enumerate,figure up,quantify,include,look on,upon rely on,depend on,be sure of,bank on,figure on
make-believe,pseudo,unreal,forgery,hang paper
country,nation,native land,homeland,fatherland,motherland,mother country,countryside,rural area,provinces,hinterlands,mountains,woods,wilderness,outback,sticks,boondocks,boonies
duo,twosome,yoke,team a few,several,a handful of,one,two,three,four
dauntlessness,moxie,sand
progression,execution,programme naturally,by all means,no doubt
well-behaved,ladylike,well-bred,tactful,diplomatic
shield,command conceal,overlie,spread over,overspread,lie on,blanket,swaddle,sheathe,stretch over,engulf,submerge,extend over,embody,account for,take responsibility,sit in,run things,travel over,travel,be enough,sufficient for,insure,protect against,boards,dust-jacket,jacket blanket,quilt,eiderdown,duvet,bedclothes,bedding,bed linen,coverlet,counterpane,comforter,hide-out,retreat,refuge,hidey-hole
coward,poltroon,dastard,sissy,cissy,mouse,milksop,chicken,yellow-belly,milquetoast
cowardice,cowardliness,chicken-heartedness,faint-heartedness,timidity,timorousness,pusillanimity
chicken-hearted,chicken-livered,vitelline,yellow-bellied
instant,crackle,alligator
artisanship,handiwork,expertness,foxiness,hovercraft,aircraft,aeroplane,plane,spaceship,spacecraft
plotting,sneaky,shifty,dodgy,two-faced,duplicitous
stuff,overstuff,overcrowd,burn the midnight oil,lucubrate,swot
crank,oddity,monomaniac,zealot
short-tempered,waspish,querulous
worm,wriggle,wiggle,squirm,inch,cower,cringe,grovel,toady,fawn,be overrun,swamped
trend,last word,dernier cri
insane,demented,deranged,unbalanced,unhinged,lunatic,non compos mentis,certifiable,mental,touched in the head,out of one's mind,mad as a March hare,hatter,barmy,cuckoo,crackers,crack-brained,dotty,daffy,dippy,gaga,goofy,off one's rocker,have a screw loose,screwy,batty,bats,bats in the belfry,barmy in the crumpet,potty,bonkers,round the bend,off one's chump,doolally,off one's trolley,out of one's gourd,nutty as a fruit cake,bananas,out to lunch,meshuga,flaky,flaked-out,plumb loco,hare-brained,impracticable,unworkable,ill-considered,infatuated,keen on
the world,the universe,the cosmos
God,Supreme Being,the Deity
entity,living thing physical,mundane,non-spiritual luxuries
creditation,reliability,trustworthiness,probity,dependability,solvency,hold accountable,place one's faith,rely on
credo,teaching,set of beliefs
creek,inlet,stream,streamlet,rivulet,rill,runnel
slither,sneak,slink,skulk,tiptoe,pussyfoot
crescent,demi-lune,semi-lune,lune,lunette,crescent-shaped,biconcave,concavo-concave
misdeed,felony,misdemeanour,lawlessness
unlawful,illicit,lawless,reprehensible,felon,lawbreaker,culprit,offender,miscreant,malefactor,wrongdoer,villain,blackguard,gangster,Mafioso,desperado,racketeer,terrorist,bad guy,black hat,bad hat,baddie,baddy,mobster
tremble,quiver,quake,shake in one's boots,shoes,boot-lick,apple-polish,kiss someone's arse,brown-nose
amputee,paralytic,disable,lame,incapacitate,maim,emasculate,enervate
crippled,disabled,handicapped,incapacitated,damaged,immobilized,inoperative
crunchy,crumbly,curly,crispy,crinkly,frizzy,frizzled
carping,fault-finding,depreciative,depreciating,deprecative,deprecating,judgemental,decisive,pivotal,touch-and-go,parlous
evaluation,appraisal,valuation
appraise,cavil at,disapprove of
askew,deformed,contorted,lopsided,misshapen,disfigured,gnarled
crucifix,rood,hybrid,cross-breed,mongrel,combination strike out,intersect,go across,huffish,huffy,pettish,moody,fractious,on a short fuse,shirty
crouch,squat down,hunker down,stoop down
flood,mob,herd,pour
coronet,diadem,wreath,circlet,tiara,rulership,monarch,ruler,sovereign,potentate,emperor,empress,His,Her Majesty,Her Highness,enthrone,coronate
Neronian,Neronic,Neroic
cruise,journey,voyage,yachting trip
crunch,moment of truth,decision time,critical moment,showdown,crux,juncture
expedition,holy war,jihad,jehad,take up a cause,lobby
pulverize,squash,pulp,mash,quell,squelch,mortify,humiliate
sob,snivel,pule,mewl,turn on the waterworks,grizzle demand,beg for,plead for,scream,shriek,yowl,war cry,battle-cry,watchword a long way,quite a distance,not,very different from
crypt,tomb,mausoleum,sepulchre,catacomb
occult,mystical,esoteric,mystic,cabbalistic,nebulous,inscrutable,recondite,arcane,enigmatic
snuggle up to,nestle,huddle against,coo,make love to,smooch,smoodge,smooge,make out with,watch the submarine races,snuggle
cue,reminder,remind
till,plough,farm,make advances to,ingratiate oneself with,pay court to,curry favour with,work on,suck up to,shine up to
cultured,educated,soign‚e,aristocratic,cosmopolitan
good breeding,erudition,education,learning,discrimination,lifestyle,way of life,sense of values
course of treatment,therapy,prescription,cure-all,nostrum,panacea,heal,mend,restore to health,smoke,salt,corn,marinate
curiosity,inquisitiveness,snooping,prying,peeping,intrusiveness,meddlesomeness,interference,nosiness,Nosy Parkerism,conversation piece,objet de virtu,vertu,found object
inquisitive,inquiring,intrusive,meddlesome,interfering,nosy,out of the ordinary,pixilated,deviate
ongoing,simultaneous,prevailing,reported,in circulation,going round,bruited about,widely known,in vogue,advised,in touch,tenor,drift,mainstream
damnation,bane,cross to bear,profanity,blasphemy,obscenity,bad language,dirty word,swear-word,curse-word,anathematize,blaspheme at,saddle
cushion,pillow,pad,insulate
habit,wont,form toll,impost,excise,dues,specially,to order
gash,slice,carve hurt,aggrieve,offend,affront,shear,chop off,mow,dock,edit,thin,fail to attend,cut back on,cut down on,retrench on,sign snub,spurn,give the cold shoulder to a fell,hew down b kill,assassinate interrupt,butt in a cleave,hack off b intercept,break off c separate,estrange d disinherit,reject a delete,cross out,edit out,omit,dele b extract,resect c stop,quit d suit,fit e plan,destine a chop up,mince,divide up,carve up b misbehave get angry,show resentment,incision,percentage,dividend,cut-back,deletion,excision,omission,engraving,plate,artwork,picture,illustration,line cut,line engraving,half-tone,separated,severed,cut-down,edited,diminished,lowered,discounted a clear-cut,prearranged b stale,boring c manufactured
pirate,hatchet man,gunman,assassin,gunsel,hit man,lethal,bloody
wounding,stern,malevolent,invidious,venomous,scion,clipping,cycle
pattern,recur,rotate,recycle,D
daub,tamp,mite,dollop,poke
dabble,dip,splash,sprinkle,bespatter,besprinkle,bedabble tinker,trifle with,potter,putter,dally,about with past master,wizard,ace
giddy,fatuous,fatuitous,cretinous,boneheaded,fat-headed,witless,attocerebral,simple-minded,brainless,feather-brained,rattle-brained,halfwitted,fat-witted,addle-pated,addle-brained,dopey,dopy,cock-eyed,cockamamie,cockamamy,running on 'Empty' mad about,infatuated with,besotted by,sweet on,nuts about,crazy about
skean,short sword,dirk,kris,bowie knife
diurnal,circadian,quotidian,habitually,day after day,every day
graceful,squeamish,over-nice,overrefined,genteel,delicious,delectable,tasty,appetizing,palatable,toothsome,delicacy,sweetmeat,treat,comfit,titbit,tidbit
mutilation,check compensation,mutilate
doom,brass farthing,hoot,two hoots in hell,tinker's damn,cuss care,give a hoot
damnable,accursed,cursed
wettish,dank,dewy,steamy,moistness,moisture,dampness,clamminess,humidity
moisten,bedew,deaden
trip the light fantastic toe,cut a rug,sashay,bop,hoof it,ball,social,dancing party,th‚ dansant,tea dance,promenade,shindig,shindy,prom
coxcomb,gay blade,ladies',lady's man,clothes-horse,toff,dude
threat,jeopardy likely to be,liable to be
perilously,hazardously,unsafely,precariously,ominously,alarmingly
dangle,hang down,droop,depend,brandish,wave,wait,cool one's heels
dapper,spruce,well-dressed,well turned out,dressy,got up,dressed to the nines,dressed to kill,swanky,swank,ritzy,snazzy,nifty,spiffy,classy
dapple,spotted,dotted,mottled,speckled,flecked,dappled,brindled,pied,piebald,skewbald,flea-bitten,pinto,dot,mottle,speckle,bespeckle,stipple
throw down the gauntlet,make bold,be so bold as,taunt
exhibitionist,showman,stunt man,stunt woman,death-defying,dashing,madcap
adventurousness,derring-do,hardy,nervy
unlit,unlighted,unilluminated,ill-lighted,ill-lit,sunless,pitch-dark,murky,tenebrous,shady,shadowy,subfuscous,subfusc,dour,pessimistic,joyless,black-hearted,devilish,overcast,cloudy,incomprehensible,impenetrable,abstruse,brunette,brown,suntanned,night,night-time,nightfall darkness,blackness,gloom,gloominess,murk,murkiness,obscurity,ignorance
true-love,favourite,apple of one's eye,blue-eyed boy,fair-haired boy
sprint,hurry,speed scribble,spurt,panache,brio,spice,soup‡on,tad
data,facts,statistics,figures,details,observations,materials
day,phase,fixture,boyfriend,girlfriend,swain,steady old-fashioned,old hat modern,show one's age,make obsolete,go steady with
loiter,straggle,procrastinate,laze,idle,lie about,dilly-dally,shilly-shally
daybreak,sunrise,break of day,crack of dawn,first light,cock crow,aurora,day-spring,sun-up,awakening,first occurrence,unfold occur to,come to mind,become apparent,evident to
daytime,daylight,broad daylight,light of day,hour,heyday
day-dream,reverie,fantasy,musing,castle in the air,pipedream,fantasize
sunlight,sun,sunshine,full view,full knowledge
bedazzle,blow one's mind,flurry,whirl stupefied,dizzy,dazzled,bedazzled,overpowered,startled,shocked,stunned,flabbergasted,bowled over,floored
blinding,bedazzling,overpowering,dizzying,splendiferous,mind-boggling
deceased,defunct,departed,no more,done for,gone for a burton,paralysed,dead to the world,deathlike,inured,inert,smothered,extinguished,inanimate,inorganic,perished,disused,expired,collapsing,in a state of collapse,bushed,knackered,pooped,lustreless,neutral,beige,dun stagnant,static,inactive,two-dimensional,rigid,muffled,deadened,anechoic,unresounding,non-resonant,all-out,suddenly,directly
anaesthetize,desensitize,alleviate
deadlock,standstill,impasse,stalemate,stand-off,Mexican stand-off,come to a standstill
toxic,nocuous,mortal,implacable,ghostly,cadaverous
deaf,hard of hearing,stone-deaf,unhearing
do business,conduct oneself treat,see to,act on,practise,engage in,negotiation,understanding large,great amount,huge quantity
trader,businessman,businesswoman,merchant,tradesman,retailer,shopkeeper,vendor,merchandiser,wholesaler,jobber,distributor,stockist,supplier,salesman,storekeeper business,transactions,negotiations,relationships,affairs
favoured,venerated,honoured,expensive,costly,high-priced,highly priced,pricey,honey,sweetie,sweetie-pie,dearly,at great cost,at a high,excessive price
sincerely,affectionately,fondly,lovingly,tenderly,expensively,punitively
sparseness,sparsity,inadequacy,shortage,exiguity,poverty,exiguousness
death,demise,decease,dying,expiration,expiry,extinction,extermination,eradication,obliteration,extirpation,liquidation,undoing
arguable,problematic,problematical,subject to dispute,in dispute,undecided
careful thought,meditation,ponder over,think over,think through
indebtedness,encumbrance under obligation,owing,encumbered,straitened,in financial difficulty,difficulties,in the red,in hock
debut,premiere,coming out
decadent,declining,decaying,deteriorating,degenerating,falling off,on the wane,degenerative,self-indulgent
decay,a decline,wane,ebb,dwindle,decrease b decline,waste away,atrophy,deteriorate,moulder,putrefy,go bad,go off,weakening,fading,deterioration,decadence,degeneration,dilapidation,rotting,putrefaction
deceitfulness,fraudulence,chicane,dishonesty,misrepresentation,knavery,funny business,hanky-panky,monkey business,ploy,double-cross,confidence trick,subreption,gloze,flam,con trick,con game
lying,mendacious,untruthful,hypocritical
impose on,lead on,lead up,down the garden path,pull the wool over someone's eyes,two-time
presentable,not bad,not outstanding,unimpressive,neither here nor there,well brought up
tergiversation,see also deceit,imposture
deceptive,deceiving,elusive,slippery
come to a decision,make up one's mind,adjudicate,referee,umpire fix,opt for,commit oneself to
decipher,decode,decrypt,unravel,unscramble,disentangle,translate,solve,make out
decision,settling,resolving,arbitration,verdict,ruling,finding,outcome,decidedness,decisiveness,conclusiveness,steadfastness
attestation,pronunciamento,ukase,manifesto
avouch,profess,pronounce,trumpet forth
turn down,veto,go down,taper off,run out of steam,run out of gas,slope,slant downwards,descend,fall off,drop down,diminution,lessening,downturn,fall-off,abatement,slump,loss,debility,weakness,worsening,declivity,downward slope
atomize,decompound,turn sour
dress up,smarten up,tart up,wallpaper,redecorate,furbish,refurbish,renovate,fix up,restore
adornment,embellishment,ornamentation,garnishment,medal,laurel,colours,garter
proper behaviour,good form,mannerliness,punctilio
shrivel up,de-escalate,let up,ease off,shrinking,shrivelling,decrement,dwindling,subsidence,tapering off,de-escalation,slackening,easing off
directive,dictum,rescript,firman,Rom Cath Ch decretal,adjudge,decern
decrepit,feeble,infirm,wasted,unfit,enervated,doddering,out of shape,in bad shape,senescent,senile,dilapidated,deteriorated,crumbling,withered,tumbledown,broken-down,shaky,ramshackle,creaking,creaky
decrepitude,feebleness,debilitation,enervation,incapacity,old age,superannuation,senescence,senility,caducity,dotage
allegiance,adherence,devotedness,wholeheartedness,single-mindedness,fixedness,fealty,inscription
deduce,infer,glean,suspect,suss out
subtraction,removal,abstraction,inference,reasoning
yawning,chasmal,chasmic,past comprehension,heartfelt,earnest,poignant,deep-rooted,resonant,booming,resounding,sonorous,rumbling,strong the ocean,the main,the sea,the waters,the high seas,the briny deep,the waves,Neptune's,Poseidon's kingdom,deeply,far down,profoundly,intensely,earnestly,heavily
deepen,dredge,scoop out
far downwards,inwards,way down,deep down,strongly,powerfully,acutely,keenly,irrevocably,passionately
default,neglect,negligence,dereliction,lapse,non-performance,non-fulfilment,inaction,non-payment,delinquency,dishonour,fall short,come up short
be victorious over,triumph over,bring down,repulse,overthrow,disappoint,trouncing,frustration,miscarriage,set-back,Waterloo
defecate,void excrement,move the bowels,excrete,evacuate the bowels,have a bowel movement,bm,open the bowels,relieve oneself,Babytalk do number two,Euphemistic go to the men's,ladies' room,go to the toilet,bathroom,lavatory,excuse oneself,wash one's hands,go to the bathroom,go to the powder-room,Mincing go to the little boys',girls' room,spend a penny,go to the loo,pass a motion,take a crap,shit
shortfall,frailty,weak point,change sides,turn traitor
imperfect,flawed,deficient,impaired,marred,mentally deficient,subnormal,education ESN 'educationally subnormal',education exceptional
defector,deserter,apostate,turncoat,traitor,renegade,rat
armour,apology,apologia,vindication
defenceless,unprotected,unguarded,powerless,impotent
keep safe,fend,ward off,parry,stick up for,go to bat for,stand by,stand with,in behalf of,hold a brief for
postpone,shelve,adjourn,kick into touch give in to,give ground,way to,yield to,bow to,capitulate to,acquiesce to
deference,submission,obedience
challenging,rebellious,stubborn,obstinate,insubordinate,mutinous,headstrong,spunky
incomplete,insufficient,sketchy,scarce
demarcate,mark off,set down,spell out
to be sure,finally,for all
delineation,delimitation,demarcation,outlining,acutance,precision,explication,statement of meaning,meaning
avert,turn away,sidetrack,fend off
victimize,slip one over on,put something over on,pull a fast one on,fast-talk,rope in,gyp,Dialect flam
pick up the bill,check for,foot the bill for
inapplicable,unusable,non-existent
thumb one's nose at,cock a snook at,resist,repel
backslide,regress,retrogress,go to the dogs,go to rack,go to pot,debauchee,wastrel,rakehell,rou‚
degradation,degeneracy,corruptness,vitiation,baseness,depravity,turpitude,disrepute,humiliation,ignominy,abasement,debasement
unfrock,disbar,disfranchise,disenfranchise,drum out of the corps,naval disrate,cheapen
demeaning,humiliating,shaming,debasing,discreditable
lengths,step little by little,bit by bit,step by step,inch by inch,inchmeal,gradually,slowly,almost imperceptibly a rather,somewhat,quite b substantially,considerably,highly,to a considerable extent
deity,god,goddess,demiurge
in low spirits,heartbroken,in the doldrums,down in the dumps
temporize,hold off,up on,put on hold,hold in abeyance,keep in a holding pattern,put on ice,into the deep-freeze,put on the back burner,kick into touch,bog down,drag along,lag behind,hang back,mark time,vacillate,drag one's feet,postponement,deferral,deferment,waiting,tarrying,loitering,dawdling,dilly-dallying,shilly-shallying
commissioner,papal internuncio,depute,relegate,pass the buck for,buck
strike out,Publishing blue-pencil,Printing dele
prearranged,preconceived,considered,methodical,unhurried,paced,measured,well thought out
deliberately,intentionally,on purpose,purposely,wilfully,willfully,consciously,wittingly,calculatedly,calculatingly,knowingly,pointedly,of one's own free will,on one's own,with one's eyes wide open
fineness,exquisiteness,gracefulness,lightness,daintiness,fragility,fragileness,frailness,susceptibility,sensitivity,ticklishness,finesse,nicety,sensibility
perishable,flimsy,hairy,queasy,prudish,Victorian,puristic,gradual,muted,soft
luscious,ambrosial,mouth-watering,flavourful,scrumptious,yummy,entertaining
fascinate enjoy,relish in,revel in,glory in,get a kick from,out of,get off on
diverting,exciting,thrilling,ravishing
delinquent,youthful offender,defaulting
delirious,hysterical,rambling,ranting,frantic,ecstatic
take round,set free,liberate,enfranchise,extricate,rescue,emancipate,manumit,enunciate,inflict,bring into the world,put one's money where one's mouth is
delivering,deliverance,conveyance,liberation,emancipation,utterance,enunciation,expression
delusion,mistaken impression,misconception,misbelief,hallucination
insist,necessitate,cry out for,enquire,outcry,market demand,marketability,customer acceptance wanted,needed,requested,coveted,sought after,desired,in request,on request on call,on request,on presentation,when requested,at once,without delay
democratic,egalitarian,classless,republican,autonomous
pull down,dismantle,reduce to ruins,pull to pieces,knock down,make an end of,disprove
demon,devil,evil spirit,cacodemon,cacodaemon,ghoul,ogre,vampire
demonstrable,provable,confirmable,attestable,self-evident
make evident,illustrate,picket,march
demonstration,proof,exhibition,demo,picketing,sit-in
demonstrative,effusive,emotional,illustrative,indicative,probative
denial,negation,refutation,disavowal,disclaimer,disaffirmation,retraction,recantation,renunciation,refusal
denomination,sect,church,genus,appellation,designating,identifying,styling,classifying,titling,entitling,tagging,terming,denominating
implicate,complain about,inform against,denunciate,declaim,vituperate,hold up to shame,pillory,heap scorn upon,cast a slur on
impassable,thickheaded,thick-witted,stolid
negate,withhold,recant,forswear,shove off,make oneself scarce,hit the road,be out of someplace,Imperative get lost,cut on out,vamoose,lam on out,Usually imperative bugger off,buzz off,Taboo,imperative fuck off deviate from,diverge from,turn aside,differ from,vary from,break away from,stray from,veer from
sphere of influence,activity be contingent,dependent,conditional on,hinge on,pivot on,be subject to,rest on,be influenced,conditioned by trust in,put one's faith,trust in
lamentable,regrettable,disturbing,troubling,upsetting,desperate,hopeless,scandalous
lay down,plunk down,pay in,down payment,partial payment,advance payment,sediment,silt,alluvium,dregs,lees
devaluate,mark down,deride,run down,vilipend,talk down
depredation,plundering,pillage,pillaging,despoliation,despoiling,ravaging,sacking,laying waste,ransacking,looting,ravages
sadden,cast down,cast a gloom,pall over,sap,press down,push down on
depression,indentation,dent,dimple,impression,concavity,dejection,despair,downheartedness,discouragement,despondency,glumness,the blues,unhappiness,the dumps,recession,economic decline
deprived,in want,in need,badly off,Euphemistic underprivileged,disadvantaged
deepness,profundity,profoundness,abstruseness,reconditeness,sageness,astuteness,perspicaciousness,insight,penetration,vividness,richness deeps,bowels of the earth,bottomless pit,nethermost reaches,regions,nadir thoroughly,comprehensively,in detail,intensively,concentratedly,probingly
psychotic,senses,not all there,of unsound mind,mad as a hatter,March hare,off the rails,have nobody home upstairs,off-the-wall,wacky,missing a few marbles,not having all one's marbles,kooky,with a screw loose
dilatory,lax,slack,slipshod,slovenly,good-for-nothing,ne'er-do-well,malingerer,slacker
scoff at,jeer at,laugh at,make fun,sport of,poke fun at,make a laughing-stock of,sneer at,laugh off,take the mickey,micky out of
derision,sarcasm,scoffing,disrespect
mocking,ridiculing,taunting,jeering,ironical
derivation,genealogy,etymology
derivative,borrowed,procured,obtained,acquired,second-hand,copied,imitative,plagiarized,plagiaristic,by-product
educe,harvest,cull,winnow arise from,originate in,emerge from,come forth from,arrive from,issue from,proceed from,develop from,spring from,flow from,emanate from,stem from,be traceable,traced to
abasing,denigrating,diminishing,detracting,deflating,minimizing,mitigating,uncomplimentary
move down,climb down,get down,incline downwards,plummet,lower oneself attack,pounce on,swoop down on
tell of,give an account of,recite,mark out
portrayal,depiction,thumbnail sketch,portrait,memoir,ilk,kidney,feather
wasteland,dust bowl,uninhabited,unpeopled,lonely,throw over,maroon,leave to twist slowly in the wind,leave flat,in the lurch,leave high,run away from,go over the hill payment,retribution,comeuppance,what's coming to one
vacated,unfrequented,unvisited,unoccupied,stranded,God-forsaken,friendless
runaway,escapee,absconder
deserved,merited,earned,rightful,warranted,condign
deserving,meritorious,commendable,laudable,praiseworthy,creditable
conceive of,visualize,sketch out,draft,block out,motif,format,intent plot,manipulation,evil intent,intentions
pinpoint,particularize,point out
artificer,deviser,interior decorator,artist,draughtsman,intriguer,schemer,conniver,plotter
sought-after,wanted,longed-for,looked-for
covet,wish for,hope for,yearn for,sigh for,hanker after,have an eye,taste for,thirst for,die for,have one's heart set on,give one's eye-teeth for,have a yen for,have the hots for,lust,libido,lustfulness,concupiscence,lecherousness,lechery,lasciviousness,salaciousness,prurience,hot pants,the hots,yen,desideratum
wishful,desiring,hoping
laid waste,ravaged,comfortless,depopulate,despoil
spoliation,ravagement,barrenness,havoc,dolefulness
hopelessness,desperation,disheartenment,miserableness,resignation,lose hope
frenetic,anxious for,hungry for,thirsty for,needful of,desirous of,covetous of,eager for,yearning for,wishing for,hoping for,aching for,pining for,pressing,life-threatening,tenuous,beyond hope,at one's wits' end,despairing
impetuosity,rashness,foolhardiness,imprudence,heedlessness,anxiousness,defeatism,pessimism
despise,be contemptuous of,contemn
despite,in spite of,notwithstanding,undeterred by,regardless of,in the face,teeth of,in defiance of,without considering,without thought,regard for,ignoring
despot,absolute ruler,dictator,oppressor,autocrat
despotism,autocracy,monocracy,autarchy,totalitarianism,absolutism,dictatorship,tyranny,oppression
dessert,pudding,pud,afters
destination,journey's end,terminus,stopping-place
predestine,foreordain,preordain
destiny,kismet,karma
impecunious,on skid row bereft of,deficient in,deprived of,devoid of,lacking in,wanting in,without
commit mayhem,vandalize,trash,cancel out,interfere with,enfeeble
demolition,razing,wrecking,ruining,breaking up,mayhem,tearing,knocking down,rack,wiping out,assassination,slaying,putting to death,putting an end to,making an end of,doing away with,putting away,doing in,rubbing out,rub-out,breakup
unwholesome,damaging,detrimental,internecine,negative,antithetical,condemnatory,disapproving
desultory,wavering,fitful,spasmodic
uncouple,disjoin,disengage,disunite,disconnect,unfasten,undo
unattached,unfastened,divided,disjoined,disinterested,d‚gag‚e,impersonal
separating,unfastening,disconnecting,detaching,disengaging,disconnection,disengagement,unconcern,indifference,inattention,insouciance
technicality,item,count particulars,minutiae,fine points,specifics,technicalities,fatigue,group specifically,in depth,item by item,point by point,exhaustively,inside out,itemize,tabulate,cite chapter,verse
itemized,particularized,blow-by-blow
detect,locate,learn of,dig up,unearth,dick,Hawkshaw,gumshoe
deter,frighten off,scare off
detergent,cleaner,cleanser,soap powder,flakes,liquid,surfactant,surface-active agent,detersive,cleaning,cleansing,washing,purifying
tenacity,doggedness,constancy,will power,upshot,ascertainment,ascertaining
dogged,strong-willed,strong-minded,single-minded,tenacious,determinate,ascertained,identified
circuitous route,roundabout way,turn away from,bypass diminish,take away from,subtract from
lay open,cause to grow,realize the potential of,make grow,blossom,bloom,come to light
phenomenon,evolution,evolvement,maturation,unfolding
divergent,uncommon,freaky
wander,stray,digress
gimmick,gambit,strategy,machination,weapon,heraldic bearing,cadency mark,mark of cadency,hallmark,coat of arms,colophon,logotype,logo,signet,legend pleasure
Satan,Lucifer,Mephistopheles,Beelzebub,Asmodeus,Abaddon,Apollyon,Belial,Lord of the Flies,prince of darkness,spirit of evil,evil one,wicked one,archfiend,Fiend,deuce,Clootie,Old Harry,Old Nick,Old Scratch,hell-hound,hell-cat,vixen,Xanthippe,Xantippe,sod,imp,scamp,rascal,fox,slyboots,sly dog,rapscallion,slick operator,con artist exceedingly,violently,speedily,confoundedly,deucedly in heaven's name,the dickens,in the world,on God's green earth,in hell
Mephistophelian,demonic,cacodemonic,demoniacal,maleficent,impish
devilry,deviltry,mischievousness,roguery,naughtiness,rascality,roguishness,diablerie,archness,knavishness,devilishness,fiendishness,perversity,hellishness
subreptitious,furtive,surreptitious,slick,vulpine,tricky crooked,zigzag,serpentine,sinuous
dedicated,committed,devout
devoutness,earnestness,religiousness,piety,religiosity,pietism,godliness,holiness,spirituality,sanctity,fanaticism,readiness,willingness,infatuation
wolf down,swallow up,gormandize,eat up greedily,gluttonize,pig,pig out on,wreak havoc upon,be absorbed by,drink in
pious,reverent,worshipful,churchgoing,holy,saintly,devotional,reverential
nimbleness,deftness,sleight of hand,ingeniousness,canniness
phraseology,idiom,language,brogue,burr
duologue,huddle,rap session
overlord,tsar,czar,Fuehrer,F�hrer
all-powerful,omnipotent,iron-handed
diction,wording,verbal,writing style,expressiveness,terminology,word choice,vocabulary,phrasing,rhetoric,elocution,oratory
dictionary,lexicon,glossary,wordbook,thesaurus
die,lose one's life,lay down one's life,perish,expire,suffer death,Euphemistic depart,give up the ghost,be no more,go to meet one's Maker,breathe one's last,go to the happy hunting-grounds,go to one's reward,go to one's final,last resting-place,go west,pay the debt of nature,pay one's debt to nature,pass through the pearly gates,pass away,join the majority,go the way of all flesh,pop off,bite the dust,croak,snuff it,go for a burton,pop one's clogs,turn up one's toes,cash in one's chips,checks dwindle,wither away,wilt,melt away,fade away,vanish,cease become extinct
fare,nourishment,nutriment,sustenance,subsistence,victuals,intake,aliment,regimen,regime,abstain,slim
be separate,be dissimilar,be contradictory,be at variance,take issue,part company,fall out
discrepancy,unlikeness,diversity,imbalance,inequality,dissimilitude,contradistinction,contrariety dispute,leftovers
unlike,unalike,dissimilar,discrete,contrastive,disparate,diverse,distinguishable,personal,unheard-of,assorted,manifold,multifarious,numerous,sundry,various,varied,divers,many
contradistinguish,tell apart,specialize
toilsome,thorny,scabrous,intractable,obstructive,unmanageable,bloody-minded,straitening,difficile,nit-picking
arduousness,laboriousness,formidableness,painfulness,pitfall,Gordian knot embarrassment,plight,straits,hot water,hot potato
diffuse,scattered,dispersed,sparse,thin on the ground,verbose,long-winded,loquacious,discursive,digressive,meandering,ambagious,diffusive,pleonastic,dispel
gouge,scoop,jab,regard probe into,delve into,go deeply into,study unearth,disinter,exhume,ferret out,winkle out,dredge up,come up with,fossick,insinuation,gibe,jeer,wisecrack,low blow
majestic,distingu‚,regal,exalted
dignify,ennoble,upraise,upgrade
magnate,higher-up,lion,big shot,big name,hot stuff,big noise,Lord,Lady Muck,high-muck-a-muck,biggie,fat cat
majesty,gravity,gravitas,stateliness,grandeur,worthiness,nobleness,honourableness,respectableness,greatness,glory,self-respect,self-regard
digression,departure,obiter dictum,parenthesis,apostrophe,excursus,digressing,divergence,going off at a tangent,straying,wandering
in ruins,gone to rack,wrecked,falling apart,battered,raddled
quandary,double bind,snooker
sedulous,focused,hard-working
obscured,imperceptible,fuzzy,ill-defined,indiscernible,indistinguishable,blurred,blurry,hazy,crepuscular,doltish,becloud
prune,scale down,boil down,die out,recede,wind down,slow down
diminutive,miniature,petite,mini,undersized,pocket-sized,pygmy,elfin,Lilliputian,midget,wee,microscopic,micro,infinitesimal,vest-pocket,vest-pocket-sized,teeny,teeny-weeny,teensy-weensy
shouting,screaming,yelling,babel,hullabaloo,hurly-burly,rumpus,hollering,blaring,braying,roaring,drum
sup,break bread,breakfast,lunch,have a bite,nibble
dingy,faded,discoloured,smoky,grey-brown,smudgy,grimy
immerse,duck,dunk,douse,sag,slump dabble in,play at,swim,immersion,sinking
tactfulness,statecraft,statesmanship,Machiavellianism,manoeuvring,maneuvering
call the shots,point the way,be at the helm,mail,shortest,unreflected,unrefracted,without interference,lineal,matter-of-fact,with no beating about the bush,point-blank
directing,aiming,guiding,conducting,instructing,managing,governing,supervising,captaincy,charge instructions,road
in a beeline,undeviatingly,as the crow flies,straight away,right away,instantly,soon,later on,anon,presently,in a little while,shortly,as soon as,when
director,executive,administrator,president,vice-president,governor,manager,superintendent,supervisor,overseer,foreman,top dog,top banana,steersman,helmsman,skipper,commander,commandant,captain,maestro,concert-master,conductor,impresario
dirt,mud,muck,mire,grime,slime,sludge,ooze,slop,soot,excrement,ordure,filth,garbage,offal,junk,dross,sweepings,leavings,orts,gunge,grunge,earth,loam,clay,indecency,smut,pornography,foulness,vileness,scandal,rumour,inside information,low-down,scuttlebutt
unclean,befouled,begrimed,mucky,besmeared,besmirched,squalid,sullied,smudged,unwashed,slatternly,unsporting,unsportsmanlike,disloyal,rainy,blowy,blowing,squally,smouldering
disablement,inability,unfitness,impotence,powerlessness,helplessness
harmed,non-functioning,scuppered
deprivation,weak spot,disservice
unpleasing,objectionable,sickening,disobliging,uncooperative,uncourtly,bad-mannered,ill-humoured,sullen
discordance,discordancy,disaccord,nonconformity,incompatibility,rhubarb
vaporize,evanesce,Poetic evanish,become extinct,cease to exist,perish without a trace
disappointed,frustrated,unsatisfied,dissatisfied,disillusioned,disenchanted,saddened,discontented,foiled,thwarted,balked,undone,failed
dissatisfying,unsatisfying,disconcerting,pathetic
disappointment,unfulfilment,unsatisfaction,dissatisfaction,let-down,fizzle,damp squib,wash-out,disenchantment
objection,exception,disfavour
disapprove,deplore,frown on,look down one's nose at,tut-tut
disarm,unarm,demilitarize,demobilize,disband,deactivate,set at ease,conciliate
get rid of,dispense with,toss out,jettison,dump
seeable,perceivable,observable,detectable,recognizable,identifiable
let out,pardon,let off,give notice,give someone the sack,kick out,fire off,emit,send out,pour out,gush,disembogue,leak,exude,square up,unload,offload,expulsion,ouster,ejection,the axe,ax,the sack,the boot,the bounce,the gate,firing off,salvo,fusillade,volley,detonation,burst emission,excretion,excreting,emptying,oozing,pus,suppuration,secretion,seepage,squaring up,unloading,disburdening,offloading
pupil,student,partisan
disciplinarian,taskmaster,martinet,drill-sergeant
drilling,inculcation,indoctrination,schooling,penalty,branch of knowledge,indoctrinate,inculcate,ride herd on
let slip,blow the gaff,squeal,snitch,squeak,peach,fink
make uneasy,discompose,faze,trump
shaken,thrown off,fazed,all shook up
discomfiting,off-putting,unnerving,unsettling,bewildering
unhook,unhitch,pull apart
unconnected,garbled,mixed-up,unintelligible
displeased,disgruntled,fed up,pissed off,cheesed,brassed off
discordant,disagreeing,differing,in conflict,in disagreement,inharmonious,cacophonous,unmelodious,unmusical,jangling
gloss over,brush off,mark-down
unman,hint against,divert from,throw cold water on
search out,track down,catch sight,a glimpse of,meet with,pioneer
discovery,uncovering,unearthing,invention,exploration,detection
detract,bring into disfavour,disbelieve,raise doubts about,distrust,mistrust,give no credit,credence to,stigma,opprobrium,scepticism,dubiousness,doubtfulness,scruple,incredulity
sound judgement,common sense,good sense,volition
draw a distinction,tell the difference,segregate,show favour,bias for,be intolerant
favouritism,one-sidedness,unfairness,inequity,connoisseurship,aestheticism
converse about,chat about,consult on,thrash out
hoity-toity,highfalutin,hifalutin
murrain,cancer,contagion
ailing,out of sorts,abed,infected
disembark,put ashore,step off,debark,detrain,deplane
disembodied,incorporeal,bodiless,intangible,immaterial,insubstantial,unsubstantial,impalpable,spectral,phantom,wraithlike
disabused,undeceived,soured,cynical
loosen,unloose,cleave from,disinvolve,get out of,get away from,cut loose,throw off,shake off,break with,break up with,unbuckle,unclasp,unlatch,unbolt,unlock,unleash,unfetter,unchain,unlace,unbind,untie
scarred,defaced,mutilated,blemished,disfeatured
black mark,scandalize,drag through the mud,reflect adversely on
sicken,nauseate,revolt,gross out,revulsion,nausea,fulsomeness
disgusted,nauseated,sickened,offended,outraged,fed up with,sick of,tired of,grossed out
ravish,deflower,irreverence,indignity,loss of face,depreciation,belittlement,derogation
inglorious,traitorous,unfaithful,faithless,unbecoming,beneath criticism
disillusion,disabuse,break the spell,set straight,disentrance,disenthral,undeceive
disinfectant,germicide,sterilizer,bactericide,sanitizer,fumigant,decontaminant,decontaminator,purifier
dismembered,disunited,split up,ununified,directionless
be averse to,turn from,be put,turned off by,disrelish,disaffection
recreant,treasonable,treasonous,unpatriotic,subversive,heretical
give notice to,lay off,drum out,politics deselect,send packing,boot out,turn off,give someone his,her walking papers,give someone a pink slip,give someone the old heave-ho,lay aside,put out of one's mind,think no more of,write off,be done with,shrug off
firing,marching orders,one's cards,pink slip,adjournment,cong‚
badly behaved,ungovernable,uncomplying,unsubmissive,non-compliant,incompliant,disregardful,undutiful,obdurate,anarchic,pigheaded
overstep,go counter to,fly in the face of,snap one's fingers at,mutiny,rebel
disorderliness,disorganization,untidiness,derangement,riot,upheaval,unrest,brouhaha,scuffle,civil disorder,breach of the peace,kerfuffle,carfuffle,kurfuffle,bovver,disarrange,scramble
scrambled,messed-up,disarranged,cluttered,in disarray,pell-mell,ungoverned,uncontrollable
disorientated,adrift,all at sea,in a fog,off the beam
backbite,stab in the back,back-stab,poor mouth,bad-mouth
send on one's way,remit,slay,put to death,- liquidate,finish off,put away for good,bump off,gun down,silence,zap,speed up,get done,get through,haste,promptness,quickness,expeditiousness,celerity,alacrity,swiftness,rapidity,disposal,dispatching
dispensable,disposable,inessential,unnecessary,unneeded,expendable,superfluous,needless
hand,disburse,dish out,enforce a do without,reject b do away with,do without,render unnecessary
displace,relocate,dislocate,misplace,take the place of,supplant,replace,supersede
make visible,unfurl,open out,ostentation,spectacle,pageantry,pageant,panoply,pomp
discardable,throw-away,non-returnable,biodegradable,spendable,usable
situate,urge a deal with,finish with b throw away,trash c distribute,part with,sell d do away with,kill off
disposed,inclined,given,tending,leaning towards,prone,of a mind to,minded,predisposed
temperament,transference,parcelling out
disproportion,asymmetry,lopsidedness
disproportionate,out of proportion,asymmetrical,incommensurate,unequal
argue with,fight against,disagree with,quarrel with,dissent from,argue about,quarrel about,wrangle over,differ on,difference of opinion,argy-bargy,argie-bargie,argle-bargle
disqualify,declare ineligible,rule out
pay little,no heed,attention to,take little,no notice,account of,dismiss from one's mind,thoughts,turn a blind eye,deaf ear to,brush aside,pass up,blink at,make light of,let go by,pretermit,turn up one's nose at,give the cold shoulder to,no account of,sneeze at,pretermission,low regard
unrespectable,disrespectable,louche,unkempt,threadbare,tattered,down at heel,down at the heels
impoliteness,discourtesy,incivility,unmannerliness,indecorum
unkindness,bad turn,injustice
dissident,dissenter,protester,protestor,heretic,recusant,dissenting,dissentient,heterodox
be dispelled,spread thin,burn up,sow one's wild oats,burn the candle at both ends,roister,go on a spree
dissipation,squandering,wastefulness,profligacy,self-indulgence,self-gratification,overindulgence,hedonism,high living,dolce vita,voluptuousness,sensualism,sybaritism,dissoluteness,excesses,debauchery,carousing,prodigality,extravagance,rakishness,dispersion,dispersal,scattering,vanishing
dissociate,disassociate,isolate,divorce
rakish,intemperate,incontinent,overindulgent,hedonistic,pleasure-bound
breaking down,dissolving,disbandment
liquefy,thaw out,deliquesce,break into,melt into
remoteness,mileage,footage,stiffness,rigidity
far-off,far-away,long-way-off,inaccessible
differentiation,dividing line,distinctiveness,pre-eminence,uniqueness
tell who's who,what's what,individualize,single out,hear,call attention to
misshape,contort,gnarl,wrench,tamper with,varnish,misstate,garble
distraught,wrought,worked up,running amok
woefulness,heartache,harrow
pass round,spoon out,spread round,file
parcelling,parceling out,sharing,deployment,cataloguing,codification
be sceptical of,be circumspect,cautious about,be suspicious,wary of,smell a rat,be leery of,misgivings,disbelief,incredulousness,hesitancy
distrustful,distrusting,untrusting,mistrustful,doubting,suspicious,sceptical,disbelieving,unbelieving,hesitating,leery
intrude on,get under someone's skin,get in someone's hair,drive nuts,up the wall,churn up,discommode,make ineffectual
disruption,intrusion,spot of bovver
psychoneurotic,neurotic,psychopathic,maladjusted,unable to cope,off the deep end
dive,nosedive,swoop,honky-tonk,juke-joint
spread apart,fork,branch off,divagate
diverseness,individuality,heterogeneity,multiplicity,multifariousness,variegation,multiformity
rechannel,redirect,re-route,change course,swerve off
get rid,mulct take,doff,unclothe
sunder,part distribute,measure out,cause to disagree,alienate,set at odds,sow dissension among,set against one another,disaffect
godlike,deiform,deific,angelic,seraphic,sacred,sanctified,hallowed,consecrated,superhuman,transcendent,terrific,intuit,speculate,theorize,have foreknowledge of,prelate
dividing,splitting up,partitioning,partitionment,diremption,segmentation,segmenting,compartmentation,sectioning,apportioning,boundary line,disunion
vertiginous,light-headed,tottering,reeling,tipsy,woozy,empty-headed,scatterbrained,feather-headed
wharf,pier,jetty,quay,drop anchor,medic,medico,doc,sawbones,bones,medicate,practise medicine,spike
body of instruction,article of faith,theory
quaking,palsied,trembling,trembly,quivering,quavering,shambling,faltering,anile
move aside,escape from answering,hedge,tergiversate,prevarication,evasion,wheeze
dullard,nitwit,numskull,numbskull,donkey,nincompoop,dunderpate,dunderhead,bonehead,fat-head,goon,moron,dumb-bell,dim-wit,chump,dummy,halfwit,birdbrain,pinhead,chucklehead,muggins,thimble-wit,knuckle-head,lunkhead,meat-head,lame-brain,dingbat,ding-a-ling
lands,kingdom,empire,specialization
familial,residential,household,house-trained,house-broken,indigenous,autochthonous,hired help,housekeeper,major-domo,steward
dwelling place,living quarters,domiciliate
commanding,controlling,reigning,ascendant,predominant
reign over,exercise command,rule over,have the whip,upper hand over,have under control,rule the roost,roast,the tune,wear the trousers,the pants,be in the driver's seat,rule with an iron hand,look out over,tower over,rise above,predominate
supremacy,ascendancy,the whip,subordination,enthralment
giver,provider,contributor
condemned,bedevilled,ill-fated,luckless,star-crossed,narcotic,opiate,hallucinogen,psychedelic,upper,downer,info,gen,poop
asleep,sleeping,slumbering,resting,at rest,stationary,immobile,quiescent,comatose,torpid,hibernating,slumberous,somnolent,sleepy,lethargic,sluggish,undisclosed,unrevealed,unexpressed
fleck,decimal point,full stop,period exactly,punctually,to the minute,on time,on the button,bespeckle be fond of,be infatuated with,hold dear,make much of
twofold,paired,coupled,duplicated,doubled,folded,bent over,overlapped,two-ply,dual,double-barrelled,twice,clone,counterpart,doppelgaenger,look-alike,dead ringer,spitting image,spit,image = 'prety damned quick'
have misgivings about,waver,be uncertain,entertain doubts,have reservations,reservations,dubiety,dubiosity,lack of faith,irresolution
in doubt,open to question,unresolved,anybody's guess,unconvinced,vacillating,indecisive
doubtlessly,indisputably,for certain,without a shadow of a doubt,absotively,posolutely,make no mistake,probably,very likely,in all probability,supposedly,presumably
dowdy,frowzy,frumpy,unfashionable
on skid row,on the bum,skint derelict
take down a peg,downplay,declension,gradient,inclination on the wane,waning,falling,slipping,losing ground,going downhill
downpour,rainstorm,deluge,inundation,cloudburst,thunder-shower,thunderstorm,torrential rain,torrent,monsoon
not roundabout,most assuredly,very,uncompromisingly,unmitigatedly
subjugated,oppressed,burdened,plagued,exploited,cowed,tyrannized
downward,sliding,spiralling,descending,going,moving down
downwards,lower take,have a nap,catnap,drowse,sleep,slumber,snooze,have forty winks,nod off,grab some shut-eye,take a zizz,kip,log a few zees Z's,nap,siesta,forty winks,shut-eye,zizz,lie-down
rough sketch,prospectus,bill of exchange,cheque,money order,postal order,letter of credit
tow,tug,trudge,slog,shuffle,shamble,trail behind,draggle,poke along,be extended,bedrawn out,be protracted,be stretched out,spin out,be spun out delay,drip,headache
culvert,outlet,sewer,cloaca,depletion,sapping,exhaustion,outgo,outflow,disbursement,expenditure wasted,thrown away,up the spout,draw off,pump off,evacuate,quaff,bleed,seep,trickle,disappear from
drama,stage play,photoplay,screenplay,stage show,theatrical piece,stage production,scenario,dramaturgy,stagecraft,theatre arts,Thespian,histrionic arts,theatre,dramatic art,histrionics,dramatics,theatrics,theatricalism,play-acting
dramatic,dramaturgical,histrionic,sensational,startling,expressive,graphic,melodramatic,overdone
dramatist,playwright,dramaturge,screenwriter,scriptwriter,scenarist,tragedian,melodramatist
dramatize,overplay,overdo,make a production,show out of,pile it on,ham something,it up
drape,hang,festoon,deck,drapery,hanging,tapestry
valance,pelmet,arras,portiere,lambrequin
breath of air,light wind,current of air,puff of air,sip,potation,dram,gulp,swig
take out,unsheathe,unholster,drain off,limn,breathe in,suck in,draw out,take retreat,withdraw arrive,pull in a tap,pour b withdraw,go away,leave a employ,make use of,have resort,recourse to,resort to,fall back on,rely,depend on b come close,advance a extend,drag out,protract,spin out b elicit,induce to talk a halt,pull up,over b draft,put down in writing,formulate c arrange,deploy,drawing power,dead heat
drawn,haggard,pinched
be afraid of,wince at,fearfulness,perturbation,cold feet,butterflies in the stomach,the jitters,the heebie-jeebies,the willies,the collywobbles,feared,dreaded
vision,mirage,flight of fancy,hallucinate
dreamer,fantasizer,idealist,romantic,romanticist,idealizer,Utopian,day-dreamer,escapist,star-gazer
dreamlike,phantasmagorical,hallucinatory,hallucinative,hallucinational,surreal,delusionary,delusional,illusionary,illusional,delusive,delusory,illusive,imaginary,chimerical,fancied
dreamy,pensive,in a reverie,off somewhere,calming,lulling,lazy,drowsy
drear,unstimulating,unexciting sediment,solids,outcasts,pariahs,rabble,riff-raff,scum,tramps,down-and-outs,losers
put on clothing,rig out,doctor reprimand,haul someone over the coals,tear someone off a strip,rake someone over the coals,tee off on someone a put on dinner,put on one's Sunday best clothes,put on one's best bib,one's glad rags b put on a costume,masquerade,put on fancy dress,frock,gown
dressmaker,seamstress,couturier,couturiere,modiste
roam,meander,rove,ramble,mosey,mound,dune
beachcomber,rambler,wanderer,knight of the road
cut a hole,rehearse,auger,brace and bit,gimlet,repetition,rehearsal
imbibe,swill,guzzle,toss off,lap up,wet one's whistle,knock back,tope,chug-a-lug,bend the elbow,go on a binge,drown one's sorrows,go on a toot,pub-crawl toast,liquid refreshment,potable,stirrup-cup,nightcap,the sauce,schooner,pint,bumper,jigger,snifter,glass,wee deoch an doris,doch an dorris,wee dram,sundowner,snort,swig the sea,the ocean,the deep,Nautical Davy Jones's locker,the briny
dribble,drizzle,dripping,wet blanket,killjoy,weed,wimp,pill
spur,high-pressure,ride,tool along,drove,shepherd,ride herd on hint at,allude,have in mind,trip,outing,excursion,whirl,impetus,ambitiousness,urgency,driveway,private road,street,lane,byway,scenic route
drool,slobber,slaver,blether,blather,natter on,run off at the mouth,stuff and nonsense,balderdash,hogwash,eyewash,tripe,malarkey,hooey,bosh,boloney,baloney,crap,bull,bilge water,codswallop,horse feathers,balls,load of old cobblers
bead,drop-off,drop away,let go of,leave out,give someone the sack decline,lessen visit,pop in on,stop in withdraw from
heavy-lidded,groggy,dozy,oscitant,nodding,listless
drudgery,toil,moil,travail,hack work,donkey-work,slogging,skivvying,fag
pharmaceutical,treatment,stimulant,tranquillizer,antidepressant,hallucinogenic,hypnotic,sedative,analgesic,painkiller,knock out,narcotize,slip someone a Mickey Finn
druggist,pharmacist,apothecary,chemist
drunken,intoxicated,inebriated,besotted,sotted,crapulent,crapulous,in one's cups,under the weather,under the influence,maudlin,ebriate,ebriose,ebrious,soused,pickled,high as a kite,boozed,boozy,half-seas-over,four sheets to the wind,out cold,under the table,squiffy,pie-eyed,loaded,stoned,stewed to the gills,well-oiled,bombed out of one's mind,crocked,plastered,tanked,sloshed,stinko,blotto,pissed,exhilarated,invigorated,inspirited,flushed,bibber,guzzler,swiller,souse,juicer,juice-head,bacchanalia
drunkenness,intoxication,insobriety,sottishness,bibulousness,inebriety,crapulence,crapulousness,tipsiness,ebriety,dipsomania,alcoholism,ebriosity,boozing,hitting the bottle
dehydrated,desiccated,sear,parched,waterless,moistureless,ironic,dehydrate,desiccate,parch,dry up,shrivel
dud,flop,lead balloon,lemon,washout,clinker,valueless,malfunctioning,busted
fancy dresser,Beau Brummell,popinjay,boulevardier,macaroni
payable,owed,well-earned,justified,plenty of,anticipated,straight membership fee
duffer,blunderer,ox
clod-like,dim as a Toc H lamp,impercipient,obtundent,blunted,opaque,cloud,becloud stupefy,obtund
duly,deservedly,befittingly
mute,speechless,voiceless,mum,wordless,inarticulate
dumbfounded,dumfounded,thunderstruck,dumbstruck,taken aback,confounded,knocked out,thrown for a loss,knocked for six,knocked sideways
mannequin,manikin,mannikin,reprint,mock-up,pacifier
fling down,chuck out,junk-yard,rubbish heap,garbage dump
dung,manure,droppings,cow-pats,fertilizer,guano,faeces,feces,buffalo-chips,horse-apples
dungeon,donjon,prison,lock-up,oubliette,black hole
fair game,fall guy,pushover,cat's-paw,puppet,stooge,put one over on,snow,do a snow job on
identical,machine copy,perfect match,Trade Mark Xerox copy,Trade Mark Xerox
durable,wear-resistant,heavy-duty,hard-wearing,long-wearing
duress,coercion,compulsion
dusk,twilight,sundown,nightfall,evening,sunset,eventide
sable,dark-complected,dark-complexioned
dutiful,filial,submissive,duteous
expiring,slipping away,fading fast,at death's door,on one's deathbed,with one foot in the grave,in extremis,moribund
dynamical,high-powered,electric
hungry,energized,vitalized,stimulated,itchy,hot to trot
vehemence,gusto,wishing
eagle-eyed,sharp-eyed,sharp-sighted,keen-eyed,keen-sighted,lynx-eyed,hawk-eyed
early,prematurely,anciently,initially,originally,near the start,betimes,at cock crow,cock's-crow,at the crack,break of dawn,at daybreak,untimely,premature,inappropriate
qualify for,have a claim,right to,reap,take home
passionate deposit,binder,handsel,pledge serious,sincere wages,salary,proceeds,revenue
globe,mother earth,planet,world,blue planet,Terra
earthly,terrestrial,terrene,telluric,worldly,non-spiritual,corporeal,human,temporal,conceivable,imaginable,feasible
well-being,leisure,easiness,effortlessness,affluence,naturalness,informality,unaffectedness,casualness,artlessness,nonchalance,tranquillize,palliate,expedite
smoothly,effortlessly,readily,handily,without a hitch,hands down,without even trying,comfortably,with no,without difficulty,easy as pie,by far,definitively,conclusively,almost certainly
effortless,foolproof,easy as can be,undemanding,unoppressive,leisurely,suggestible,unstrained,unexacting,outgoing,down-to-earth,calmly,unexcitedly,temperately,peacefully,tranquilly,serenely,nonchalantly,casually
mellow,forbearing,permissive,over-tolerant,over-permissive,wishy-washy,laid-back
take in nourishment,pack away,tie on the nosebag,feed-bag
eavesdrop,listen in,overhear,snoop,spy
flow back,go out,fall back,retrocede,drain away,low tide,low water,ebb tide,low point,slackening off
errant,individualist,queer fellow,odd fish,nut case,weirdie,oner
individualism,strangeness,oddness,bizarreness,capriciousness,weirdness,quirk,mannerism,crotchet
reverberation,iteration,reiteration,mirror image,mirror,reflect
outshine,hiding,blocking,blockage,occultation,obscuring,obscuration,darkening,shading,dimming
economic,financial,fiscal,pecuniary,monetary,budgetary,mercantile,cost-effective,money-making,solvent
money-saving,thrifty,unwasteful,provident,sparing,economizing,scrimping
economize,husband,retrench,tighten one's belt,cut corners,costs,scrimp,skimp,pinch pennies
thrift,thriftiness,conservatism,saving,frugality,curtness
nympholepsy,nympholepsia,elation,heaven on earth,exaltation,frenzy
exultant,euphoric,rapturous,enraptured,nympholeptic,transported,rhapsodic,overjoyed,beside oneself,orgasmic,on cloud nine,over the moon,in the seventh heaven,cock-a-hoop,in seventh heaven,flying
eddy,swirl,vortex,gurgitation,whirlpool,maelstrom,Charybdis,dust devil,twister,waterspout
bourn,pungency,incisiveness,causticity,virulence,upper hand on tenterhooks,crabbed,with one's heart in one's mouth,restive,uptight,like a cat on a hot tin roof,sidle,work one's way
edible,eatable,esculent,fit to eat,comestible
uplifting,enlightening,tuition
redact,copy-edit,rewrite,rephrase,restyle,touch up blue-pencil,cut out,censor,bleep,blip,bowdlerize,expurgate,clean up,reorganize,reorder
edition,printing,print run
editor,rewrite man,rewriter,copy editor,redactor,reviser,columnist,editorial writer,leader-writer,editor-in-chief,managing editor,senior editor,compiler
editorial,leading article,op-ed article,think-piece,opinion piece,position statement
well-read,literary,well-informed
tutelage,tutoring,lore,course of study
educational,pedagogical,instructional,informative,instructive,edifying,eye-opening,revelatory,educative,eerie
uncanny,unearthly,frightful Poetic,eldritch,creepy,spooky
aftermath,efficacy,potency,signification,implication,sensation effectively,for all practical purposes,so to speak,basically,to all intents,purposes,at the end of the day,any way you look at it become operative,operational,come into force,start to work,make happen,effectuate
functional,in operation,true belongings
forcible,in force,legal,lawful
unmanly,womanish,womanly,homosexual,poncey,limp-wristed,faggy,faggoty
carbonated,fizzing,gassy,foaming,frothing,high-spirited,irrepressible
efficiency,productivity,efficaciousness
as A,as,painless
brashness,indiscretion,frowardness,mouth
gushing,overenthusiastic,voluble
egoistic,egoistical,self-seeking,self-absorbed
egotistic,swelled-headed,swell-headed,swollen-headed,self-worshipping,vaunting
spew forth,spout,vomit up,extravasate,make redundant,axe,give the sack,boot,her marching orders
casting out,disgorgement,vomiting forth,throwing out,emission,disgorging,banishment,deportation,eviction,dispossession,cashiering,lay-off
convoluted,laboured,ornamented,decorated,baroque,rococo,gingerbread,expand upon,expatiate,enrich
elaboration,enrichment,melioration,over-decoration,amplification
elapse,pass by,go by,slip by,slide by,glide by,transpire
elastic,stretchable,stretchy,bendable,springy,extensile,extensible,expansible,expandable,contractile,compressible,adjustable
elasticity,flexibility,resilience,rubberiness,plasticity,ductility,springiness,stretchability,stretchiness,suppleness,pliancy,adjustability,adaptability
uplifted,elevated,pleased as Punch,on top of the world,tickled,tickled pink,chuffed
elder,older,senior,experienced,patriarch,elder statesman,doyen,doyenne
past middle age,oldish,advanced in years,of advanced age,along in years,over the hill,past it,long in the tooth,having one foot in the grave,old-fogyish,old-fogeyish 's,old-age pensioners,golden-agers,old-timers,old geezers,old fogies,fogeys,wrinklies
vote for,chosen,elected,picked out
vote,referendum,plebiscite,voting,electing
electricity,tension,tenseness,vibrations
Chesterfieldian,to the manner born,well-born,high-born,with it,luxurious,sumptuous,opulent,plush,posh
habitat,domain a adverse,unfavourable weather,climatic conditions b rudiments,basics,fundamentals,foundations
raised,upraised,lifted up,ennobled
elevation,altitude,wen,hill,sublimity
elvish,elfish,elf-like,puckish,frolicsome,playful
blue-pencil,First Families of Virginia,beautiful people,nobs,elite,privileged,blue-blooded,exclusive
elixir,wonder drug,miracle drug,sovereign remedy,potion,kernel
eloquent,silver-tongued,fluent,well-spoken,persuasive,convincing,facile,glib,oratorical,rhetorical,meaningful,pregnant
somewhere else,to another place,in another place
emaciated,emaciate,atrophied,shrivelled,wizened,shrunken,gaunt,bony,skeletal,consumptive,phthisic,anorexic,anorectic,wasting away,scrawny,skinny,lean,undernourished,underfed,starved,half-starved
embark,entrain,emplane,enplane commence,set about
shamed,discountenanced,red in the face,humbled,disgraced
bashfulness,awkwardness,clumsiness,discomposure,self-consciousness,embarras de richesse,embarras de choix
tittivate,trick out,gild,furbish up,rubricate,gild refined gold,paint the lily,Misquote gild the lily
tinsel,gilding,frill live coals,cinders,ashes,remnants
embezzle,misappropriate,peculate,make off,away with,defalcate,have one's hand in the till
embezzlement,peculation,misusing,stealing,theft,thievery,larceny,filching,purloining,pilferage,pilfering,defalcation
emblematical,symbolical,representational
embodiment,incarnation,concretization,personification,materialization,actualization,reification,incorporation,inclusion,systematization
concretize,reify,actualize,externalize,incarnate,exemplify,typify
enfold,cleave together,avail oneself of
come into view,be revealed,become known
emigrant,‚migr‚,displaced person,DP,refugee,boat person,colonist,settler
emigrate,migrate,resettle
eminently,exceptionally,singularly,notably,signally
heated,excitable,highly-strung,high-strung,temperamental,hotheaded,sentimental,emotive,affective,touching
priority,underscoring,underlining,paralipsis
point up,draw attention to,play up
empirical,empiric,experiential,observed,pragmatic
employee,worker,staff member,wage-earner
employer,proprietor,owner,Eye dialect guv'nor,guv
hiring,employing,taking on,retaining,enlistment,enlisting,implementation
voidness,hollowness,vacantness,vacancy,vacuity,blankness,bareness,desertedness,pointlessness,aimlessness,purposelessness,futility,uselessness,worthlessness,vacuousness,expressionlessness,emotionlessness
unfilled,emptied,untenanted,insignificant,deadpan,poker-faced,clear devoid of,in want of,destitute of,sans,vacate
enable,capacitate,give the go-ahead,green light
enact,legislate,appear as
cast a spell on,ensorcell,ensorcel,voodoo,hex,hoodoo
witchcraft,sorcery,wizardry,thaumaturgy,conjuration,conjury,jinx,mesmerism
inclose,shut in,hedge in,wall in,immure,fence in,insert
fold,cote,sty,farmyard,barnyard,quadrangle,quad,rail
come upon,happen upon,hit upon,light upon,be faced with,come into contact with,wrestle with,come into conflict with,cross swords with,joust with,clash with,dust-up,run-in
embolden,pep up,give a shot in the arm
heartening,reassuring,buoying up,stimulus,promoting,inspiring,inspiration,urging,spurring,exhorting,prodding,inciting,pep talk intrude,trespass,make inroads
load up,overburden,overtax
extremity,finale,denouement,d‚nouement,raison d'etre,motivation,conclusion unsettled,unemployed,uncommitted,drifting,betwixt,between,neither here nor there a upright,standing b continuously,uninterruptedly,consecutively a the worst,the last straw,the final blow,the limit,too much b the best,the greatest,put paid to,ruin surpass,outclass
put at risk,expose to danger,put in jeopardy,tempt fate
endangered,imperilled,threatened,near extinction
make an effort,do one's best,exert oneself,aspire,take a stab at
indorse,put one's stamp,seal of approval on,set one's seal of approval to,give something one's imprimatur,countersign
indorsement,ratification,stamp of approval,counter-signature
financial aid,dowry,settlement qualities,abilities,aptitudes,capabilities,capacities,strengths,attributes,properties,characteristics
patience,stick-to-it-iveness,lasting quality,durability,longevity,continuation
live on,go the distance,hold out against,hang in there,sweat it,something out
zesty,full of pep,full of get-up-and-go,zippy,zingy,full of beans
enforce,insist upon,put into effect,bring to bear,clamp down,lay stress upon,impose upon,impress upon,railroad,lean on,twist someone's arm
enroll,contract with,bespeak,join in combat,battle with,grapple with participate in,partake in,take part in,enter into
affianced,plighted,pledged,promised,tied up
betrothal,booking,of a musician gig
engineer,contriver,engine- driver,mechanic,technician,repairman,rig,wangle
etch,imprint,ingrain
intaglio,cameo,etching,dry-point,woodcut,linocut,steel engraving,anaglyph
enigma,conundrum,mystery,riddle,poser
derive pleasure,satisfaction in,take to,get a kick,charge out of,get high on,profit from,take advantage of,use to advantage,possess have a good time,have a ball,the time of one's life
dilate,wax,elongate,blow up expand on,expound
literate,common-sense,commonsensical,broad-minded
volunteer,induct,make available,drum up
exhilarate,spark off,enkindle
outrageousness,atrociousness,horribleness,monstrousness,horridness
enormousness,immensity,hugeness
sufficiency,adequacy,ample supply,adequately,tolerably,passably
make someone's blood boil,get someone's back,Irish,hackles,dander up,make someone see red,wave a red flag before someone,burn someone up,tick someone off,piss someone off,put someone's monkey up,tee someone off
coordinates,chorus,choir,combo,totality
enmesh,catch up,knot up,embroil
come in,pass into,stick into,stab into,infiltrate,jot down,sign on,become a member of,submit engage,participate in,be a party to,co-sign
be host to,cater for,see people
undamaged,unimpaired,inviolate,without a scratch,unscathed,in one piece
in every respect,to a T,all out,from head to toe,right down to the ground,reservation
completeness,wholeness,everything
existence,real nature,quiddity,Metaphysics ens
right of entry,entry-way,door,way in,ingress,going in
entrenched,rooted,embedded,firmly planted,deep-seated,ineradicable,ingrained
memorandum,registration,memo
entwine,intwine,interweave,splice
take stock of,quote,check off
enviable,covetable,in demand
envious,jealous,begrudging,green-eyed,green with envy
environs,ecosystem,mise en scene
environmentalist,ecologist,conservationist,naturalist,preservationist,nature-lover,Green
attach‚,envoy extraordinary,minister plenipotentiary
epicure,gourmet,epicurean,sybarite,hedonist,gastronome,bon viveur,bon vivant,Lucullus,gourmand
sybaritic,pleasure-seeking,pleasure-oriented,gluttonous,swinish,porcine,piggish,immoderate,orgiastic,unconfined,Bacchanalian,Saturnalian,Lucullan
epidemic,rampant,pandemic,upsurge,outbreak
epigram,witticism,bon mot,quip,mot,turn of phrase,jeu d'esprit,Atticism,jeu de mots,play on words,paronomasia,saw,saying
piquant,sententious,apophthegmatic,apothegmatic,punchy
chapter,scene,instalment
archetype,typical example,syllabus
the same as,interchangeable,the same,coequal,selfsame,tantamount,commensurate,corresponding,congruent,congruous,evenly balanced,evenly matched,comparable,proportionate,evenly proportioned,symmetrical,fifty-fifty,level pegging,even Steven up to,capable of,suitable for,adequate for,sufficient unto,peer,compeer,correspond to,tie with,come up to
parity,sameness,coequality,uniformity,equivalence,similitude,analogy,egalitarianism
regularize,equate,make equal
furnishings,accoutrements,appurtenances,materiel,mat‚riel,trappings,equipage
even-handedness,fair play,disinterest,fair-mindedness,disinterestedness,neutrality,judiciousness,right-mindedness,high-mindedness
synonymous,of a piece,a kind
equivocate,weasel out of,prevaricate,beat about the bush
times,days,generation
vertical,perpendicular,plumb
wear down,eat away,grind down,gnaw away at
wear and tear,wearing down,grinding,rubbing away,corroding,abrading,eating,gnawing away,chafing,fraying,weathering,attrition
amatory,venereal,amorous,anacreontic,erogenous,arousing,rousing,aphrodisiac
err,be wrong,be in error,be mistaken,be inaccurate,be incorrect,be in the wrong,go wrong,go astray,make a mistake,miscalculate,make a blunder,fumble,make a faux pas,bobble,goof up,slip up,drop a clanger,drop a brick,blot one's copybook,misbehave,sin,do wrong
mistaken,botched,bungled,off the mark,off course,off beam
inaccuracy,misprint,typographical error,solecism,clanger,bloomer,foul-up,transgression,wrongdoing,misconduct,flagitiousness a wrong,at fault b mistakenly,by mistake
erupt,break out,spit out,belch forth
bursting forth,spouting,vomiting up,belching forth
get away,elope,slip off,take to one's heels,take French leave,levant,duck out,do a disappearing act,hightail it,skip town,fly the coop,bugger off,mizzle off,lam out,be forgotten by,be beyond someone,flight,getaway,decampment,jailbreak,prison-break,break-out,leakage,leaking,seeping,drainage,draining,outpouring,effluence,efflux,effluxion
specifically,conspicuously,unusually,uncommonly,peculiarly,outstandingly,uniquely,strikingly,noticeably,markedly,firstly
dissertation,disquisition,take a crack,stab at,have a go at,give it,something a shot,bash at
essential nature,active principle,cornerstone,foundation-stone,bottom line,distillate,tincture essentially,materially,in the final analysis,au fond,in effect,virtually essential,indispensable
imperative,quintessential,intrinsic
entrench,install,instal,ensconce
founding,market the system,the government,the authorities,the administration,the power structure,the ruling class,the established order,the conservatives,the powers that be,the Church
demesne,landed estate,manor,estate of the realm,social status,industrial,trading estate
guestimate,guesstimate,approximation,thinking
estranged,alienated,disaffected,driven apart,dissociated,disassociated
eternity,endlessness,everlastingness,unendingness,boundlessness,perpetuity,timelessness,infinity
eulogy,encomium,accolade,panegyric
euphemism,mollification,mitigation,cushioning,paradiastole
evaporation,vaporization,drying up,dehydration,desiccation,exsiccation,searing,dispelling,evanescence,dematerialization,fading away,melting away
avoidance,shirking,dodging,fudging,evasiveness
equivocating,casuistic,cagey,Jesuitical
eve,night before,period before,vigil,threshold
true level,uniform with,coextensive with,flush with,parallel with,metrical,rhythmical,ordered,equanimous,sober-sided,balanced,on a par,even Steven,quits,fair and square,rounded off,down repay,revenge oneself on,settle accounts,the score with,reciprocate,retaliate,be revenged,yet,all the more,more than ever notwithstanding,disregarding nevertheless,nonetheless,all the same,in spite of that,despite that smooth,align equalize,balance out,gloaming
effect come what may,at any rate,regardless,anyway in the reality,as it,things turned out,at the time,when it happened
eventual,concluding,preordained
eventually,ultimately,at last,in the end,long run,sooner,later,when all is said,in due course,in the course of time,after all
at all,at any time,at any point,on any occasion,by any chance,for ever,in all cases,a day,till the cows come home,till doomsday,all the time
everyone,everybody,all and sundry,every one,the whole world,everybody under the sun,every Tom,Dick,Harry
the aggregate,the whole,entire lot,the total,the entirety,the whole kit,caboodle,the whole shooting match,the whole shebang
in all places,every place,in every nook,ubiquitously,universally,globally
turn out of house,disseise,disseize,turf out
dislodgement,disseisin,disseizin
documentation,certification,smoking gun,bear witness
palpably,incontrovertibly,it would seem,so it seems,as far as one can see,to all appearances
ominous,infelicitous,pestilential,badness,immorality,nefariousness
phylogeny,developing,growing,evolving
accurately,strictly,unerringly,faultlessly,scrupulously,to the letter,word for word,verbatim,closely,methodically,systematically,bang on
overdraw,overemphasize,overstress,hyperbolize
overstatement,magnification,inflation,romanticization,overemphasis,hyperbole,empty talk,boastfulness,fish story
prestigious,glorified,heightened,overblown
search,going-over,check-up,checkout,testing,exam,interrogation,inquisition,catechism,cross-examination,third degree,grilling
peruse,pore over,sift,vet,catechize,cross-examine,pump
benchmark,criterion,eg,exempli gratia
drive mad,drive crazy,drive up the wall,rub up the wrong way
be superior to,go beyond,outdistance,outrank,outrun,outpace,transcend,outreach,overextend
immeasurably,hugely,enormously
nonpareil,sterling,the best,tiptop,A number,bonzer,ripsnorting excepting,with the exception of,saving except,but for the fact that,save that
exclusion,debarment,lockout,shut-out,special case,quirk make,raise an objection to,demur at,umbrage at,be offended at
exceptionable,criticizable,unacceptable
especial,above average,below average,ESN ='educationally subnormal'
quotation,pericope,cull out
surfeit,plethora,redundancy,supererogation,overkill debauchery,immoderation,leftover,residual
inordinate,exorbitant,undue,unwarranted,unjustifiable,cloying
truck,reciprocity,reciprocation,quid pro quo,tit for tat,unpleasantness,market,stock market,Stock Exchange,securities exchange,the Market,the Board,the Big Board,the Exchange,the Bourse,Wall Street,the Street
quick-tempered,hot-blooded,on a short string
get going,get someone all steamed up,hop up,kick-start,titillate,work up
wound up,keyed up,all hot,on a high,galvanized,electrified,turned on
restlessness,jumpiness,freneticness,excitation,fireworks,ebullience
heady,rip-roaring,mind-blowing,sensuous,tempting
exclaim,ejaculate,burst out with
exclamation,ejaculation,interjection,vociferation,holler keep out,except,count out
forbiddance,disallowance,preclusion,riddance
unshared,restricted,limited,clannish,restrictive,sole,unique excluding,leaving aside,debarring,eliminating
tormenting,torturing,unbearable,unendurable
airing,junket,jaunt,stroll,walk,trek,side-trip
forgive,exculpate,wink at,be blind to,look the other way,pay no attention,heed to,prove innocent of,exempt,let off the hook,apologize for,rationalize,extenuate,condonation,rationalization,extenuation,palliation,forgiveness,remission,reprieve,clearing,exculpation,absolution,exoneration,acquittal,acquittance,makeshift,loophole,way out,cop-out
hack out,put to the sword,snuff out
carrying out,doing,prosecution,bringing about,pursuance,capital punishment,mode,rendering,rendition
chairman of the board,managing director,chief executive,chief executive officer,CEO,head honcho,administrative,managerial,supervisory,governmental,gubernatorial,regulatory
depict free,release from,relieve from,spare from,exempted,liberated,excused,relieved,spared,excepted,immune,off the hook
exemption,immunity,freedom,impunity
exert,wield,limber up,make nervous,workout,working-out,warm-up,warming up,callisthenics,aerobics,isometrics,gymnastics
bring into play,expend attempt,drive oneself,go all out,give one's all,knock oneself out,cudgel one's brains,beat one's brains out,do one's damnedest,bust a gut
assiduousness,sedulousness,sedulity
exhalation,exhaling,respiration,suspiration,vapour,mist,gas,effluvium
breathe out,huff,gasp,pass off,issue forth,give forth,blow off,exsufflate
tire out,overtire,prostrate,frazzle,overwork,treat thoroughly,empty out,run out,effluent,fumes
dead tired,wearied,overtired,burnt-out,all in,out on one's feet,dog-tired,dead on one's feet,wiped out,done in,frazzled,depleted,consumed,at an end
enervating,wearing,debilitating,crippling
drawing out,evacuation,consumption,tiredness,weariness,lassitude
all-encompassing,thoroughgoing,far-reaching,full-scale,in-depth,maximal
vivifying,rejuvenating,vitalizing,elating,inspiriting,comforting
expatriation,‚migr‚e,deportee
eke out a living,an existence,stay alive,get by,be found,be present
continuance,permanence,ens
exit,egress,leave-taking,leaving,retirement,exodus,take one's leave,make one's departure,beat a retreat,bid adieu,take a walk,show a clean pair of heels,kiss goodbye,lam on out of
imported,go-go,topless
flourishing,dilatation,dilation,stretching,distension,distention
expandible,inflatable,dilatable,extendible,extendable,extending,expanding,enlarging,stretching out,communicative,extroverted,extraverted,talkative,garrulous
look forward,ahead to,keep in view,await,watch,wait for
expecting,awaiting,with bated breath,looking,anticipating
hopefulness,suspense,assumption,supposition,prospects
gravid,in a family way,enceinte,in the family way,in the club,preggers,with a bun in the oven
recommended,utilitarian,resort,recourse
expeditious,speedy,fleet
force out,push out,run someone off,show the door,blackball
outgoings,spending,fee payment,out-of-pocket expenses
up-market,priceless,overpriced
participation,savvy,go through,be familiar with
well-versed,seasoned,battle-scarred
experiment,experimentation,policy test
pundit,whiz,boffin,maven,mavin,virtuoso,top-notch,whizzo,crackerjack
coming to an end,running out,closing
get across,untangle justify,legitimatize
explanatory,explanative,elucidative,interpretative,expository,descriptive,exegetical
expletive,tautological,iterative,reiterative,gratuitous,epithet,cuss-word,four-letter word,filler,padding,tautology,pleonasm
fly apart,debunk,give the lie to,shoot full of holes,rant,rave,throw a tantrum,get into a tizzy,fly off the handle,hit the roof,hit the ceiling,lose one's cool,go up the wall,blow one's stack,flip one's lid,freak out
fulmination,tantrum,paddy,paddywhack,paddywack,welling up,mushrooming
fraught,inflammable,highly charged,TNT,gunpowder,gelignite,plastique
hazard subject to,introduce to,acquaint with,bring into contact with
baring,laying open,unveiling,disclosing,unmasking,expos‚,publishing,communicating,jeopardy,endangerment,vulnerability,imperilment,conversancy,frontage
verbalize,put into words,immediate
verbalization,voicing,nuance,loudness,softness,pathos,locution
allusive,denotative,thought-provoking
well-crafted,well-made,well-executed,recherch‚,far-fetched
extemporaneous,extempore,extemporary,improvised,unrehearsed,extemporized,unscripted,ad lib,off the cuff
outstretch,outspread,unroll,stretch out,drag on,stretch forth
broadening,widening,lengthening,extensiveness,proportions
far-ranging,far-flung,national,nationwide,international,intercontinental,worldwide,global,cosmic,capacious
capaciousness,spaciousness,amplitude
extenuating,tempering,palliating,moderating,qualifying
exterior,outer,external,extrinsic,facing,skin
died out,vanished,d‚mod‚,quenched,burnt-,snuffed out
snuff,blow out,quench,wipe,put in the shade,adumbrate
added,collateral,supernumerary,appurtenance,mark-up,surcharge,kicker,walk-on,spear-carrier,unexpectedly,surprisingly,amazingly
pull out,draw forth,worm out,prise out
extrication,uprooting,deracination
peripheral,not pertinent,inapt,unapt,irrelevant,inapposite,beside the point
lavishness,improvidence,exorbitance,overspending,immoderateness,excessiveness,superfluousness,preposterousness,flightiness
prodigal,improvident,spendthrift,uncontained,undeserved
outermost,endmost,farthest,utmost,uttermost,remotest,constrictive,beyond the pale,outrageous limits,swing limits,nadir extremely
outrageously,hellishly,to the nth degree,darned
frontier fingers,fingertips,toes,hands,feet,arms,legs,limbs,paws,trotters,hooves,wings
joyfulness,sprightliness,effusiveness,flamboyance,bounteousness,bountifulness
exult,rejoice,jump for joy
eyeball,orb,optic,eyesight,visual acuity,ogle,leer,glad eye,sidelong glance,gaze,peer at
viewer,watcher,F
constructing,forming,framing,architecture,hatching,falsehood,lie,fib,untruth,fiction,yarn,fable,falsification,cock-and-bull story,fairy story,fairy tale
fabled,mythical,storied,fictional,story-book,fairy-tale,inconceivable,phenomenal,thumping,whopping,thundering,rattling,howling,fab,fantabulous,in the groove,groovy,copacetic
visage,physiognomy,features,lineaments,mush,kisser,puss,phiz,phizog,clock,veneer,false impression,image,brass neck,right side,obverse,dial confronting,en face,… deux,eye to eye,head to head,eyeball to eyeball in defiance of,confronting,in opposition to grimace,change one's expression,murgeon to all,outward appearances,evidently put in,make an appearance,be seen,show up directly,brazenly,face to face,cope with,go up against,appear before,front on,onto,front towards,look out on,be opposite,clad,veneer confront,browbeat a admit,confess b confront,come to terms with,brazen through,bite on the bullet,grasp the nettle
smoothness,fluency,masterfulness,masterliness,speed a plant,buildings,complex b conveniences,toilet,powder-room,Nautical head,water-closet,WC,loo,rest room,men's room,the Gents,the Ladies',karzy,john
fait accompli,deed data,particulars,points,items,factors,inside info,the score,the gen,the poop indeed,as a matter of actual fact,truthfully,factually
splinter group,camarilla,pressure group,ginger group,sedition,quarrelling,infighting
divisive,at loggerheads,seditious
falsified,engineered,unauthentic,rigged
determinant,banker,financier,moneylender,lender
factory,works,mill,plant
personnel,members,dons,liberty
grow dim,grow faint,cloud over,wash out,discolour,away exhaust,knacker,drudge,cigarette,ciggy,coffin-nail,cancer stick,gasper
not succeed,be unsuccessful,miss,misfire,fall short of,falter,be found lacking,be defective,be deficient,prove inadequate,come to grief,naught,abort,meet with disaster,flunk,go into receivership,become insolvent,close up shop,file for Chapter Eleven,fold up,go bust,drown in red ink
foible,blind spot,in default of,in the absence of
remissness,loser,non-starter,also-ran,dead duck,insolvency,folding
flickering,hushed,inaudible,stifled,black out,lose consciousness,loss of consciousness,blackout,unconsciousness,Medicine syncope
irresolute,ineffectual,puny,feckless
blonde,fair-haired,flaxen-haired,tow-headed,tow-haired,light-complexioned,peaches,pretty good,comme ci,comme ‡a,beauteous,festival,kermis,kirmess,bazaar,mart
fairly,rather,moderately,sort of,kind of,equitably,impartially,justly,honestly,objectively,veritably
fairyland,dreamland,wonderland,never-never land,happy valley,paradise,cloud-land,enchanted forest,cloud-cuckoo-land,Nephelococcygia,Shangri-La
agnostic,atheistic,freethinking,conscienceless
make a pretence of,hoaxer,quack,pretender,also phony
come down,take a nosedive,cascade,tumble,become lower,drop off,fall away,be defeated,conquered,be captured,be taken captive,be overthrown,go to ruin,be destroyed,be lost,drop dead,be slain,killed disintegrate,shatter retreat,draw back,recede have recourse to,return to,employ drop back,be in arrears a collapse,drop b fail,be found wanting,disappointing collapse,bomb out,lay an egg,go over like a lead balloon a fall in love with,be infatuated with b be fooled,duped,taken in,deceived by,succumb to,be a sucker for,be a patsy for cave in,sink inwards join,become associated,allied with,befriend,cooperate with,accept diminish,deteriorate attack,set upon disagree,fight prove,turn out to be inadequate,disappoint fail,come to nothing,flop start,get under way,get moving,get the show on the road,get cracking,get a wiggle on,move it,dropping,autumn,eclipse cascade,cataract,rapids,down-swing,downhill,capitulation
miscalculation,misjudgement,non sequitur,paralogism,sophism
unfactual,ersatz,counterfeited
falsity,untruthfulness,mendacity,mendaciousness,deceptiveness,spuriousness,speciousness,casuistry,falseness
over-friendly,overfree,overfamiliar,presuming,palsy-walsy aware,knowledgeable about,conversant,acquainted with,no stranger to,on speaking terms with,well-versed in,privy to,in the know about
conversance,affability,sociability,neighbourliness,intimateness,unceremoniousness,overfamiliarity,impropriety accustom to,make familiar,initiate in,inform about,enlighten about,teach about,tutor in
kith and kin,kinsmen,kindred,kinsfolk,kinfolk,next of kin,relatives,people,one's own flesh,one's nearest,m‚nage,folks,kids,ancestors,forebears,forefathers,progenitors,family tree,bloodline
famished,starving,voracious,ravenous,ravening
famously,very well,capitally,superlatively
rabid,monomaniacal,perfervid
obsessiveness,franticness,hysteria,monomania,madness,extremism,narrow-mindedness,close-mindedness
decorative,ornamental,embellished,embroidered,de luxe,high-class,inventiveness,creativeness,creativity,unreality,phantasm,figment of the imagination,penchant,whimsy,vagary,reckon like,take a liking to,pine for,have a yen,craving for,have an eye for,hunger for,lust after
fanfare,fanfaron,fanfaronade,trumpet-blast
muse,build castles in the air,star-gaze
nightmarish,implausible,unlikely
originality,chimera,cabrication
afar,-off,a good,long way,distance off,incomparably very much,by a long shot,beyond the shadow of a doubt,by a long chalk everywhere,everywhere a beyond,past help,near the end b drunk,paralysed a progress,go places,rise in the world,make a name for oneself,become successful,set the world on fire,set the Thames on fire,cut a swath b help,play a part go overboard,over the top,not know when to stop,go to extremes,go beyond a thus far,until now,the present,this point,to date,to this point in time b to a certain extent,more remote,farther
viands,eatables,make one's way
farewell,adieu,goodbye,parting,send-off
stretched,improbable,unconvincing,hard to believe,fishy
farmstead,farmhouse,grange,holding,farmland,arable,steading,smallholding,farm-toun,croft die,be killed,work the land,till the soil contract,subcontract
farmer,husbandman,agriculturist,agronomist,yeoman,smallholder,granger
farming,agriculture,agronomy,agribusiness
far-sighted,far-seeing,foresighted,prescient,long-sighted,hyperopic,hypermetropic,presbyopic
hold spellbound,have under a spell,transfix
animal magnetism,captivation,entrancement
the fad,the craze,the rage,the latest thing,the go
in fashion,up to the minute,all the go
high-speed,accelerated,promiscuous,permanent ='pretty damned quick',like the clappers of hell,quick like a bunny,lickety-split,fixedly,immovably,solidly,unshakeably,unshakably,tightly,securely,soundly,close on,loosely,wildly,intemperately,irresponsibly,fecklessly,extravagantly,sybaritically,self-indulgently,dissolutely,unrestrainedly,indecorously,rakishly,licentiously,promiscuously,wantonly,lecherously,lustfully,go hungry,deny oneself,starve oneself,fasting,self-denial,hunger strike
pernickety,persnickety,hypercritical,supercritical,over-precise,picky
rotund,well-fed,roly-poly,fleshy,paunchy,pot-bellied,overfed,flabby,five-by-five,oily,oleaginous,unctuous,greasy,fatty,pinguid,sebaceous,adipose,wealthy,prosperous,affluent,well-to-do,well-heeled,lucrative,cushy,obesity,corpulence,stoutness,heaviness,plumpness,rotundity,portliness,chubbiness,podginess,pudginess,tubbiness,fleshiness,paunchiness,flabbiness,riches,fertility
fateful,terminal,decreed
God's will,providence,throw of the dice,the breaks,the way the cookie crumbles,the way the ball bounces,nemesis,future
paterfamilias,dad,daddy,pa,papa,pop,old man,pater,confessor,cur‚,abb‚,padre,sky pilot,procreate
fatherly,paternal,protective,parental
listlessness,lethargy,languor,sluggishness,fag out
languorous,whacked out,dead-beat,jiggered,buggered
peccadillo,gaucherie,misbehaviour to blame,blameable,blameworthy,in the wrong,culpable,guilty criticize,pick apart,niggle,knock excessively,to an extreme,in the extreme,unreasonably,unduly,disproportionately,immoderately,overly,call to account,hold someone responsible,to blame
cavilling,captiousness,hypercriticism,fussiness,hair-splitting,pettifogging,pickiness,captious,niggling
kind deed,good turn,beau geste,bad books,predisposition for,on the side of,in support of,at the back of,in back of,have a liking,preference for,incline to,towards,take the side,go in for,smile upon,take after
encouraging,facilitative,facultative
favourably,graciously,indulgently,sympathetically,genially,agreeably,enthusiastically,with favour,affirmatively,in favourable terms
apple of someone's eye,flavour of the month,white-haired,white-headed boy,picked,best-liked,most-liked
prepossession,partisanship,nepotism,preferment
qualms,diffidence,cravenness,second thoughts,veneration,spectre,bogey,bogy,phobia,bugbear,bete noire,forebodings,unease,be afraid,frightened of,quake at,stand in awe of
alarmed,terror-stricken,panicky
hesitantly,timidly,timorously,shyly,diffidently,nervously,edgily,anxiously,apprehensively,frightfully,tremendously
feasibility,practicability,workability,viability,practicality
workable,doable,viable,realizable,achievable
Epicurean treat,beanfeast,blow-out,beano,anniversary,birthday,jubilee,feast-day,holy day,holiday,red-letter day,wine and dine,fare well,sumptuously,overindulge,gorge oneself,eat one's fill
main attraction,special attraction,memorable part,main film,drawing card,item face,plaice,put into the limelight,puff up,headline,have a role,be involved,drawn in
effete,impuissant,languid,wonky,half-baked,paltry
slow on the uptake,mentally defective,soft in the head
provender,pasture subsist,thrive on,be nourished,supported by,fodder,forage,pasturage,silage
finger,be conscious of,sensible of,have the impression,have a hunch,have a funny feeling,feel in one's bones,strike one,give the impression,have a,the feeling,seem to be,characterize oneself as,take oneself to be sympathize,empathize with,commiserate with,bleed for,be sorry for,pity,have compassion for incline,lean to,texture,finish feeling
feeler,antenna,tentacle,palp,sensor,overture,tester
sense of touch,hunch,premonition,sense of foreboding,instinct,empathy,vehemence emotions,sympathies,sensibilities,susceptibilities,sentient
feint,mock attack,false move,tactic
strike down,hew down,mow down
fraternization,togetherness,companionability,clubbiness,amicability,congeniality,hospitality
feminine,female,womanlike,unmasculine,sissified,cissified
railings,palisade undecided,non-partisan,unaligned,non-aligned,independent,stonewall,palter,waffle get,scrape along on one's own,shift for oneself,support oneself discourage,hold at bay,stave,fight off
fertile,prolific,fecund,fructuous,generative
fertilize,impregnate,inseminate,pollinate,fecundate,fructify,mulch,compost
fester,ulcerate,suppurate,putresce,necrose
festivity,rejoicing,jubilation,conviviality,merriment,jollity,jollification,mafficking celebrations,games,hilarity,boisterousness,frivolity
bring back,retrieve,convey back
levee,get-together,jamboree,wingding,bring out the red carpet for,fuss over,kill the fatted calf for
totem,periapt,fixation,id‚e fixe
hard feelings,bickering,falling out,be at daggers drawn
Pathology febrile,pyretic,pyrexic
few,scarcely any,not many,infrequent,handful,only one
fianc‚e,wife-,bride-,husband-to-be
little white lie,tall story,tall tale,whopper,misspeak
fibre,filament,thread,fibril,tendril
changeful,unsteadfast,rarely vacillant
fictive,apocryphal,phony meddle with,cook toy,fidget with,twiddle,tinker with,fuss with,muck about,frivol away,monkey around with,thimblerig,shell-game,skin game,violin,viola,viol,cello,violoncello,kit '
fidget,twitch,fusspot,fuss-budget,cat on hot bricks,cat on a hot tin roof,nervous Nellie restlessness,fidgetiness,itchiness,heebie-jeebies,jim-jams,ants in one's pants
pasture,grassland,meadow,lawn,greensward,lea,sward,mead,battlefield,battleground,airfield,cricket pitch,football,hockey,soccer field,American football gridiron,competitors,entrants,contestants,participants,candidates,possibilities,applicants,forte
fiercely,vehemently,furiously,ferociously,savagely
red-hot,white-hot,overheated,in flames,red,peppery
conflict with,war against,take up arms against,feud with,strive with,close with,come to,exchange blows with,wage war with,skirmish with,tussle,scuffle with,oppugn,take a stand against,rise up,take a stand,take up arms,fall out over,have words,debate repel,repulse avoid,remain aloof from,single combat,monomachy,one-on-one,hostilities,scrimmage,scrum,dissidence,pugnacity,militancy,truculence
silhouette,chassis,human being,statue,effigy,idol,icon,somebody,numeral,digit,emblem calculate,numerate,have a place,mentioned,be featured,conspicuous a rely,put faith in b plan on,make allowance for a calculate,work out b decipher,make heads,tails of,get through one's head,get the hang,drift of,get a fix on
figurehead,marionette,mouthpiece,man of straw,straw man,front man
dossier,portfolio,queue,alphabetize,chronologize,interfile,place in order,send in,fill out
top up,make full,expand supply,satiate,bloat,sate,abound in,plentiful in,stop up,caulk,execute a make out,answer b take the place,stand in,substitute c inform,let in on,bring up to date,let in on a swell,fatten,increase plenty
filling,stuffing,wadding,contents
membrane,peel,integument,sheet,dusting,pellicle,motion picture,movie,videotape,flick,pic,video,mistiness,film over,blear,glaze,photograph
filmy,gauzy,gossamer-like,diaphanous,cobwebby,see-through,peekaboo,bleary,beclouded,milky,pearly,opalescent
filter,sieve,colander,strainer,gauze,cheesecloth,membrane strain,winnow,leach,percolate,pass through
sewage,sewerage,sullage,pollution,night-soil,excreta,foul matter,filthiness,carrion,putrescence,crud,rottenness,adulteration,sullying,besmirchment,nastiness,vulgarity,grossness
defiled,fetid,foetid,maggoty,fly-blown,purulent,feculent,faecal,scummy,cruddy,tabu,impure,filthy-minded
terminating,irreversible,irrevocable
finality,unalterability,irreversibility,irrevocableness,incontrovertibility,irrefutability,indisputability,unchangeability,immutability,definitiveness
at long last,lastly,at length,in the long run,at the last moment,decisively,in fine,inexorably,for good,for all time
banking,economics,money management,financial affairs,investment capital,fund,capitalize,pay for,bankroll
capitalist,plutocrat,money-man
come on,stumble on,bump into uncover,lay one's hands on,catch sight of,become aware of,put one's finger on,tumble to,discover to be,get back,repossess,recoup,muster up,determine to be,windfall
top-grade,high-grade,out of this world,peachy,gossamer,slender,filamentous,threadlike,powdered,powdery,comminuted,fine-grained,keen-edged,razor-sharp,bonny meritorious,forfeit,amercement,forfeiture,amerce
decorations,ornaments,frippery,showy dress,Sunday best,Sunday clothes
digit be,get involved in,figure in,interfere in,tamper,monkey with knock wood so much as touch,punch a recall,recollect,call to mind,pin down b locate,put one's hands on,purchase c indicate,zero in on make an attempt,make a move,do one's part,do anything,something get on with it,stop delaying,procrastinating,get cracking accuse,tattle on,squeal on,peach on elude,disappear control,wield power,have the upper hand over,be master of,make subservient,fiddle with,put the finger on
over-delicate,over-dainty,over-particular,over-scrupulous
write 'finis' to,wrap up dispose of,polish off kill,give the coup de grƒce,ice conclude,culminate end up,settle perfect,put the final touches on,put a finish on release,winding up,defeat polish
finite,bounded,delimited,numerable,countable
flames,fever,feverishness,barrage,bombardment,cannonade,shelling,flak delay,be delayed,be in abeyance,be suspended,be shelved,be put off,be postponed,be up in the air,be put on hold,be put on the back burner afire,fired up,inspired,excited undertake a risk,run a risk,risk something,endanger something,live dangerously,a set fire to,set afire,set alight,put to the torch,torch inflame,impassion,whip up,let go with,catapult,set fire to,let off discharge,give someone notice,declare redundant,get someone's cards,give someone the bounce,give someone the axe,show someone the door,her Brit marching orders,US walking papers,boot someone out,give someone the boot
inelastic,anchored,moored,unmovable,set on,unshaken,unbending,unalterable consolidate,settle down,limited company,multinational company,jargon CIA,Central Intelligence Agency
firmament,heaven,the heavens,the skies,vault of heaven,welkin
steadfastly,determinedly,unwaveringly
earliest,oldest,maiden,before all,anything else,at the outset,to begin,start with,from the start,first off,word go,first place,blue ribbon,gold medal,win initially,in the beginning,at the start
piscine,fishlike,piscatory,piscatorial,not kosher
hale,able-bodied,in good shape,in fine fettle,about to,exhausted enough,be suited to,be suitable,dovetail,gear up,convulsion,throe,explosion sporadically,occasionally,fitfully,spasmodically,intermittently,erratically,haphazardly,now,then,irregularly,unsystematically,unreliably
eligibility,health,healthiness,good physical condition,good shape,fine fettle,wholesomeness,salubriousness,salubrity
custom-made,tailor-made,tailored,bespoke
relevant fitments,attachments,accessories,elements,pieces,units,fixtures,appointments,installations,furniture,trimmings
firm up,arrive at,straighten out,fixate,immobilize,rigidify,become rigid,stiffen,solidify bribe,pull strings,desexualize,desex,castrate,eunuchize,geld,caponize,spay,oophorectomize,ovariectomize,retaliate against,wreak vengeance on,get back at,get even with,even the score with,make reprisal against,avenge oneself against,take revenge,retribution on,pay back,settle someone's hash,cook someone's goose,sort some out decide on,agree on,finalize a furnish,lay on b redecorate,set up c clear up,settle d repair,bad situation,tough spot,prearrangement,bribery,subornation
unblinking,framed,put-up
hiss,fizziness,hissing,sibilance,soda,soda water,club soda,seltzer,Dialect plain,soft drink
limp,flaccid,floppy,sagging,drooping,baggy,pendulous,quaggy,spineless
banneret,bunting,jack,vexillum warn
glamour,pizazz,pizzazz,oomph
flak,flack,complaints,brickbats
snowflake,scurf,shaving,wafer,lamina,squama scale,desquamate,exfoliate a collapse,fall asleep,drop off to sleep,keel over b become flaky,act crazy
bleeding,blasted,blooming
flammable,combustible,burnable
flank,loin,haunch,outmanoeuvre,outflank,go around
flannel,blarney,weasel words,cock,bushwa,horseshit,load of shit
flap,slat,flail,waggle,thresh,oscillate,vibrate,flapping,oscillation,lappet,dispute blaze,flame up,flutter spread out,outwards,swell ,get one's back up,get one's Irish,get worked up,go out of,lose control,get hot under the collar,glare,incandescence,luminosity,flambeau
coruscation,fulguration,scintillation,glint,momentary display,split second,twinkling of an eye,trice,jiffy,before you can say 'Jack Robinson',burst out,fulgurate,scamper,scoot,whizz
fulgurous,jazzy,glitzy,cosmetic,skin-deep
horizontal,supine,lying down,stretched out,recumbent,outstretched,reclining,spread-eagled,collapsed,levelled,overthrown,laid low,featureless,deflated,punctured,blown out,unmodified,unmodifiable,cookie-cutter,flavourless,decarbonated,non-effervescent,irrevocable dull,mat,matt,matte,unshiny,non-glossy,non-reflective,non-glare,lacking perspective,unrealistic a low shoes,loafers,sandals,flatties b lowlands,plains,tundra,steppes,prairies,savannah,savanna,heath,pampas,mud-flats,shallows,flatly a at maximum,breakneck speed,apace,on the run,rapidly,swiftly,at full speed,gallop,post-haste,like a bat out of hell,like a shot,like greased lightning,like the wind b flatly,forthwith,baldly,brashly,suite of rooms,chambers,tenement,garden flat,maisonette,penthouse,studio,bedsitter,bedsit,furnished room,walk-up,duplex,triplex,garden apartment
even off,smooth out,iron out,tear down
play up to,fawn on,toady to,truckle to,show to advantage
sycophant,fawner,wheedler,time-server,courtier,backscratcher,hanger-on,sweet-talker,backslapper,truckler,lickspittle,yes-man,bootlicker,brown-noser,arse-kisser,arse-licker,bum-sucker,ass-kisser,ass-licker
adulatory,gratifying,honeyed,sugary,fawning,ingratiating,smarmy
adulation,boot-licking,brown-nosing,arse-kissing,arse-licking,bum-sucking,ass-kissing,ass-licking
tang,piquancy,tastiness,savouriness,seasoning,flavouring,sapor
pristine,uncorrupted,impeccable,untarnished,unassailable
bespeckled,besprinkled,stippled,dusted,specked,spattered,freckled
seek safety,make an exit,make good one's escape,make a clean getaway,beat a hasty retreat,turn tail,make a run for it,skiddoo,bail out
armada,flotilla,navy,naval task force,task force
flesh,meat,tissue,muscle,corporeality,human nature,physicality,mortality real,natural personally,in person,physically,in life kin,relations substantiate,lend substance,dimension to
pliability,pliantness,resiliency,flexibleness,bendability,limberness,conformability,conformableness,versatility,adjustableness,compliancy,manageability,tractability,tractableness,malleability,submissiveness,docility,agreeableness
flexile,tensile,willowy,conformable,persuadable,persuasible
soaring,winging,air voyage,airliner,covey of grouse,partridge,bevy of quail,skein of geese,exaltation of larks,fleeing,bolting,split chase,drive off,stampede flee,light out
heave,let fly,blow-off
go mad,go crazy,go berserk,flip out,go off the deep end,lose it
flippancy,frivolousness,facetiousness,levity,jocularity,offhandedness,unseriousness,disrespectfulness,sauciness,pertness,cheekiness
flippant,offhanded,unserious,dismissive
flirt,coquette,act the coquette,tantalize,philander,chat up,come on to trifle,give a thought to,hussy,playgirl,minx,playboy,sheik,masher,lounge lizard,cock-teaser,prick-teaser
flirtatious,coquettish,vampish,flirty,philandering,come-hither
hover,transact,raft,platform,pontoon,parade exhibit
horsewhip,flagellate,flay
freshet,spate,surge,tide,tidal wave,pour over,pour into
flooring,parquet,boarding,planking,Nautical,storey,minimum,lower limit,lowest level,knock over,make fall
plump down,plop down,flounce down,cock-up
luxuriate,bear fruit,go great guns,twirl,floridness,floweriness,curlicue,showiness,gesturing
thriving,prospering,blossoming,flowering,increasing
misprize,scoff,sneer,jibe at,fleer
purl,ripple,well forth,squirt,spew,rain,spill
floret,floweret,bud,efflorescence,effloresce
flowery,elaborated,arabesque,Gongoristic,Ossianic
see-saw,undulate,shift variations,changes,alternations,swings,vacillations,waverings,oscillations,undulations,ups,downs,instability,unsteadiness,inconstancy
articulateness,eloquence,slickness,glibness,volubility
feathers,thistledown,floss,lint,dust-ball,fuzz ball poppet,girl friend,mistress,bit of all right,bit of crumpet,bit of skirt,popsy,blooper,fuck up puff up,shake out
fluffy,downy,whipped up,feathery,wispy,lightweight,airy-fairy
fluid,ichor,runny,watery,aqueous,unformed,unfixed,unstatic,non-static,mobile
successful stroke,stroke of good luck,big break,happy accident,twist of fate
retainer,footman,minion,hireling,dogsbody,gofer,jackal,doormat,apple-polisher
crimson,colour up rinse,douche,hose down,clean out,redness,rosiness,drenching,quickening,euphoria,tingle,on the same plane,level with,well supplied,well-found,moneyed,on Easy Street,in the money,in the chips,rolling in money,it,evenly,squarely,levelly
flitter,fluttering,flopping,fluctuation,vacillation,waving,oscillating
flux,swinging,indecision,indecisiveness
take wing,take to the air,soar,flap take flight,nip off,make a getaway,take to the hills,take to the woods,run its course,aviate,jet flout,go against,run counter to,countermine,cock a snook at fly into a rage,have a fit,be fit to be tied,blow one's cool,go through the roof,get worked up over,blow a fuse,a gasket,have a haemorrhage,flip one's top a throw,let rip,off b let go with,let someone have it,lash out,vent one's spleen,burst into,pull no punches,tear into flap,fly front,zipper hitch,bugaboo
impermanent,here today,gone tomorrow,cowboy
convergent,centred,centralized
convergence,cynosure clear,well-,sharply defined unclear,woolly,bring into focus,zero in
smog,pea-souper,trance,stupor,brown study,confused state,coma,stifle bewilder,nonplus mist over,cloud up,shroud conservative,relic,fuddy-duddy,stick-in-the-mud,back number
checkmate,pull the rug out from under someone,cut the ground from under someone's feet,nip in the bud,countervail against,put a spoke in someone's wheel,clip someone's wings,cut someone down to size,spoil someone's game,lamination
foist,palm,push off,fob off
ply,double over,overlap,pleat,crimp,go broke
folk,ethnic group,general public,populace,population,citizenry
come after,next,move behind,bring up the rear,tag along,cleave to,believe in,be guided by,be modelled after,hunt down,stalk,shadow,step into the shoes of,result from,ensue,keep up with,be a fan,aficionado of,take an interest in,keep abreast of,admire persist,persevere,keep a pursue,make inquiries,look into b pursue
prot‚g‚e,myrmidon,rooter
absurdness,fatuousness,fatuity,asininity,inanity,nonsensicalness,idiocy,imbecility,lunacy,insanity,weak-mindedness,feeble-mindedness,simple-mindedness,muddle-headedness,thickheadedness,stolidity,stolidness,obtuseness,brainlessness,dumbness,dopiness,kookiness
adoring,na‹ve partial to,having a liking for,soft on,affectionate towards,having a fancy,fancying,addicted to,hooked on
warmly,adoringly,caressingly
foodstuffs,edibles,rations,comestibles,commons,eats,chow,prog
jackass,feather-brain,loon,goose,booby,jay,mooncalf,clodpole,clodpoll,clodpate,Psychology retardate,gomerel,nit,twerp,twirp,pillock,git,boofhead,court jester,comedienne,entertainer,farceur,joker,jokester,Punch,Punchinello,pierrot,harlequin,easy mark,make a fool of,have someone on,pull someone's leg,chouse,put one,something over on,pull something,a fast one on,jest,kid play around,about with,fiddle around,monkey around,meddle with,fribble with a play,mess around,cavort b waste,kill time,fribble,potter about,putter around,footle
impolitic,indiscreet,unwise,injudicious,ill-advised,misguided,short-sighted,bird-brained,numskulled,numbskulled,blockheaded
footstep,footfall,tread footprints,spoor,footmarks
representing,championing,in the service of,as a service to,for the benefit of,in search,quest of,seeking,looking for,with a view,an eye to,as a replacement for,exchange for,in compensation,repayment for,in requital for,for the treatment of,as a remedy for,for the purpose,object of,for the sake of,also in behalf of,in the direction of,to save,in the interest,benefit of,for the sake,conducive to,because of,on account of,by reason of,to go to,destined for,suited for,fitting for,proper for,for the duration of,over the extent of,in the course of,through despite,allowing for regarding,in regard to,as far as something,someone is concerned,because,since,seeing that,due to the fact that
arm-twisting,troops,soldiers,army,persuasiveness,cogency,validity,significance in effect,also pressurize,dragoon,bulldoze,put the squeeze on someone,prise,jemmy
augury,prophecy,prognostication,foretoken,foreshadowing,omen,portent,forewarning,advance word
prognosticate,vaticinate,prognosis,foresight,vaticination
foregoing,precedent,prior,preliminary,anterior,aforementioned,aforesaid assumed,pre-established,dried
tramontane,transalpine,transatlantic,transpacific,unknown,unassimilable
shopwalker,floor-walker,straw boss
far-sightedness,precaution,long-sightedness,prevision,prescience
for evermore,forevermore,undyingly,for eternity,till hell freezes over,without cease,persistently
foreword,preface,prologue,prelude,prolegomenon,preamble,proem
sequestration,yield up,be stripped,surrendered,yielded,relinquished,forgone,waived,renounced
cease to remember,draw a blank,leave behind,neglect doing
forgetful,amnesiac,dreaming,in dreamland,in cloud-cuckoo-land,not turned on,turned off
amnesty,shrift,mercy,mercifulness,clemency
pitiable,pitiful,lonesome,bereft
anatomy,profile,contour,built,give form,be made up of,be composed of,serve as,get develop,take shape
prescribed,formulaic,pro forma,ritualistic,starched,spelled out,formalized,authorized,prim,strait-laced,exact form,conventionality,strictness,inflexibility
ex-,one-time,erstwhile,recent,ci-devant,quondam,whilom
hitherto,long ago,at one time,in the old days,once upon a time,in days gone by,in days,time past,time was,back then,when the world was younger,way back,way back when
recipe,rubric,formulary,directions,instructions,MO
forthcoming,nearing,impending,imminent,upcoming,on the horizon,awaited,watched for,prospective,foreseen,chatty
in luck,providential,timely,well-timed
happenstance circumstances,experiences,adventures,expectations
fortune-teller,oracle,soothsayer,prophet,diviner,seer,clairvoyant,prognosticator,sibyl,haruspex,crystal-gazer,tea-leaf reader,palmist,palm reader,futurologist
well-advanced,well-developed,forward-looking,onward,clockwise,deasil,into consideration,into view,into the open,to the surface,on to the table,patronize,nurse along
putrescent,putrefactive,putrefacient,decomposed,rancid,turned,adulterated,smelly,stinking,noisome,evil-smelling,foul-smelling,malodorous,graveolent,Fescennine,raunchy,affronting,calumniatory,aspersive,denunciatory,denunciative,fulminous,objurgatory,objurgative,unjust,blustery,snowy,sleety,obstructed,blocked,stopped up,plugged up,clogged up,entangled,caught,ensnared,enmeshed,snarled illegal,prohibited,forbidden,interdicted,not fair,call into disrepute,clog up b mismanage,mishandle,throw a spanner into the works,throw a monkey wrench into the machinery,illegality,afoul,in trouble,in violation
perfidiousness,dirty tricks,homicide,manslaughter
understructure,rationale,instituting
builder,establisher,institutor,go to Davy Jones's locker,be wrecked,topple over,go lame
foundling,orphan,waif
fountain,fount,font,well-head,fountain-head
breakage,breaking,cleavage
remnant,snatch smithereens,debris,disjecta membra
odorous,redolent,odoriferous,sweet-scented,sweet-smelling,languishing
delicate condition,suggestibility,impressionability,fallibility
skeleton,scaffolding,case-mounting,schema,bone structure,figure mood,carve out,shape to,incriminate fraudulently
at one's wit's end,in a state,in a dither
sodality,relatedness,solidarity,esprit de corps,clannishness
fraternize,socialize with,round with,spend time with,keep company with,hobnob with,mix with,take up with,fall in with,rub shoulders with,hang about
swindling,humbuggery,rip-off,cheater,sharper,bilker,bluffer,inveigler,defrauder,flimflam artist,flimflammer,four-flusher,barracuda
bent filled,packed with,loaded with,overflowing with,oversupplied with,abounding,abundant in,attended,accompanied by,taut,stressful,nerve-racking,nerve-wracking,traumatic
monstrosity,mutant,rara avis,one-off,one-shot
at liberty,unfettered,unchained,unshackled,untrammelled,free-born,self-governed,self-ruling,emancipated,delivered,manumitted,sprung,on the loose,unengaged,not busy,cost-free,free of charge,for nothing,without cost or obligation,for free,untied,unasked for,unsolicited,unbidden,voluntary,unhindered,unhampered,allowed,permitted,unregulated rid of,exempted from,relieved of,safe from,not liable,subject to,immune from,untouched by,at will,unrestrictedly,at no cost,without charge,set at liberty,uncage,disenthrall,parole,furlough,unbosom
independence,self-government,self-determination,self-direction,autonomy,manumission,deregulation,non-interference,free hand,free time,spare time,candidness,unconstraint,audaciousness,forwardness
without reserve,without restraint,unconstrainedly,without constraint,unceremoniously,willingly,spontaneously,voluntarily,of one's own accord,of one's own volition,free will,without restriction,without let,open-handedly,ungrudgingly,munificently,plentifully,unobstructedly
deep-freeze,flash-freeze,frost,ice up,stop dead,dead in one's tracks,Gorgonize,become fixed,stand stock-still,peg,set exclude,drive away,freeze-up,ice-up,immobilization
boreal,bone-chilling,bitterly cold,perishing,tooth-chattering,chilled to the bone,frozen,frore
tonnage,boatload,lorry load,payload
recurring,repeated,countless,innumerable,attend regularly,hang out,around at
frequently,repeatedly,over again,a lot,many a time,time after time,time again,oftentimes,oft-times,commonly,every so often,as often as not
today's,most recent,untested,still in nappies,still in diapers,renewed,refreshed,full of vim,fresh as a daisy,bright-eyed,bushy-tailed,ruddy,smart-alecky,smart-aleck
blow harder invigorate,air out,deodorize
lose sleep,be upset,tear one's hair
rubbing,fretting,scraping,ill feeling
boon companion,Achates,playmate,pen-pal,also pen-friend,New Zealand mate,bosom buddy,SW compadre,old china,compatriot,room-mate,bunk-mate,flatmate,soul mate,bedfellow,concubine,doxy,alternative other,POSSLQ = 'Person of the Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters',roomie,moll,sugar-daddy,Maecenas
companionable,convivial,on good terms,simpatico,at home,clubby,sisterly,matey,clubbable
blue funk,eyesore,sight,mess ] out of,scare stiff,put the wind up someone,put the frighteners on someone
dismaying,hair-raising,macabre
falderal,fal de rol,folderol,frou-frou,bit of paraphernalia,foofaraw,jazz
purfling,ruff,ruche,rouche,ricrac,rickrack,outskirts,marches,fimbria
frisky,rollicking,coltish squander,idle away,misspend
trifling,inconsequential,nugatory,small-time,two a penny,penny-ante,nitty-gritty
fun and games,horseplay,skylarking,partying,antic,skylark,cut capers,have fun
fore-part,forefront,fore,van,overconfidence,effrontery first,winning b open,be opposite act for,substitute for
front line,far reaches,extremes
trivia,piffle,salivate
frown,scowl,glower,knit one's brows,grimace,give a dirty look,lour,lower disapprove of,view with disfavour,look askance at,not take kindly to,not think much of,look disapprovingly upon,take a dim view of,be turned off by,dirty look
conservational,hand to mouth,negligible,piddling products,results,revenues,outgrowth,consequences,returns,advantages,benefits,profits,deserts
fructiferous,frugiferous,well-spent,rewarding
for naught,to no avail,unsuccessful,abortive
tinder,kindling,nuclear fuel,ammunition,nutrition
runagate,escaped,running away
conformance,making good,answering
brimming,brim-full,jam-packed,bursting,chock-a-block,chock-full,choke-full,chuck-full,stuffed,gorged,saturated,sated,satiated,plenary,loose-fitting,obsessed,rounded out,roundish,well-rounded,shapely,well-shaped,curvaceous,full-bodied,well-proportioned,well-built,stacked,well-stacked,zaftig,non-restricted,unobscured,undimmed,revealing powerful,unshortened,unbowdlerized,uncensored,greatest degree,fullest completely,in its entirety,in toto completely,to the utmost,to the greatest,fullest extent,a great deal
get steamed up over,raise the roof,blow a gasket,smoke smoke,stench,stink,miasma
high spirits,making whoopee,tomfoolery,playfulness,clowning,pranks,fooling around,skylarking jokingly,teasingly,in jest,facetiously,with tongue in cheek,playfully,as a lark,for a joke,gag,not seriously poke fun at,hold up to ridicule,make sport,game of,rib
r“le,dinner,r“le of,act the part of,act as,work as
functionary,bureaucrat,office-holder,officer
reservoir,mine money,ready money,lucre,pelf,bucks
constitutional,inherent,organic,sine qua non,keystone
exequies,inhumation,cremation
boiling,in high dudgeon,foaming at the mouth,steaming
household goods,movables,fittings,fitments,devices,accouterments,appliances
rut,fosse,sulcus,sulcation,corrugation,crow's-feet
more distant,what is more,then again,to a greater distance,urge onwards
furtherance,boosting,fostering,advocating
clandestine,stealthy,covert,conspiratorial,skulking,under the counter,hugger-mugger
ferocity,fierceness,tempestuousness,she-devil
deal of trouble,hoo-ha,make a fuss,rush about,kick up a fuss
time to come,tomorrow,tomorrow's,unborn,subsequent,to be to come
linty,fleecy,furry,flossy,flocculent,floccose,floccus,G
tittle-tattle,mumbo-jumbo,poppycock,bunkum,flummery,tosh,balls gallivant,run around,flit about,traipse
thingumbob,what's-its-name,hickey,doohickey,whosis,whatsis,dingus
muffle,muzzle,retch,gasp for air,struggle for breath,keck,practical joke,fast one
joie de vivre,exultation,mirthfulness,joviality,hilarity merrymaking,revels,mafficking,colourfulness,gaudiness,garishness,cheeriness
gaily,showily,gaudily,colourfully,flashily,flamboyantly,garishly,happily,cheerfully,cheerily,gleefully,joyously,joyfully,jubilantly,merrily,blithely,light-heartedly,airily,jauntily,insouciantly
garner,gain ground,catch up to,get nearer to,close in on,narrow the gap,pull away from,widen the gap,move further,farther ahead,get further,farther away from,increase the lead,move ahead,earnings,winnings,payout,upward
field-day,festive,jovial
wind-storm,strong wind,hard blow
vitriol,asperity,bile,causticness,mordacity,mordaciousness,rancidness,rancidity,venom,crust,sore spot,grate
manly,manful,knight,paladin
galore,in abundance,in large quantity,numbers,amounts,in excess,aplenty,in profusion
punt back,wager on,put money on,take a chance,flier on,fortune on,make a wager,bet on,crap-shoot
regatta,line of work,target dissemble,be deceitful,practise deceit,adventurous enough
troupe  conspire,plot against,join against,band against,join forces against
gang member,soldier,brigand,bandit,New Zealand larrikin,gunslinger
gape,stare,gawk,goggle,rubberneck,gawp,gaup,yawn,open wide
slops,scraps,detritus
misquote,misreport,mistranslate,misrender,misconstrue,misread,mumble,mutter
garland,chaplet,circle garb,habiliment
pant,gulp for air,fight for air,catch one's breath
gateway,doorway,admissions
shirr,tuck,be led to believe
gage,yardstick,touchstone,guideline,litmus test,also gage
raw-boned,angular,starved-looking,scraggy,spindly,hollow-cheeked,lanky,underweight
bumbler,chipper,many-coloured
cog-wheel,gearbox,implements,tools,utensils,supplies,habiliments,regalia,impedimenta,bag and baggage
gem,gemstone,jewel,semiprecious stone,perfect example,pearl of great price,marvel,chef-d'oeuvre
non-exclusive,overall,non-specialized,unspecialized,across the board,panoramic,blended,undetailed
generality,generalization,indefinite statement,vague notion principles,abstractions,generalizations,universality,universalities
conventionally,on average,non-specifically,unspecifically,in a general way
procreation,begetting,fathering,siring,age group,contemporaries
good-humoured,convivial genitalia,reproductive organs,sex organs,organs of procreation,private parts,privates
over-polite,putting on airs,la-di-da,lah-di-dah,county,patrician,thoroughbred,tony,silk-stocking
gentry,ladies,gentlemen,upper classes,aristocracy,landed gentry,gentlefolk,strata,landowners,squirearchy
not counterfeit,pukka,pucka,unfeigned
micro-organism,bacterium,embryo,rudiment
gesticulation,high sign,gesticulate,give someone the high sign
into the possession of,inherit,fall heir to,succeed to,be given,be paid,and get,fall ill,sick with,be afflicted with,journey catch,journey by,get onto,through to,tune in to,listen to,talk someone into,bring someone round,have an impact,effect on,make an impression on,leave a mark on,turn someone on,rub someone up the wrong way,Sometimes non-standard aggravate,take vengeance on,pay someone back,slug a spread,be noised abroad,around b be socially active,run about,gad about get,impart succeed,do well,rise up in the world,go places a be friendly,compatible with,be agreeable,get on with,hit it off with b manage,make both ends meet,keep the wolf from the door,keep one's head above water,make do c leave,move away,go along,proceed d progress,on e get on,advance a gain access to,get to b intend,insinuate,contemplate c get,get to d get to,suborn e learn,determine a escape,elude one's captors,break free,disappear b escape,take a holiday,vacation,take a rest,respite c start,take off a return,go back b reacquire,regain,repossess back,hype a dismount,step down,get off b write down,note down,make a note of c depress,deject d swallow,eat concentrate,turn attention to,attend to a enter,get into,enplane,go aboard b enter,go in c fit,squeeze in,slip in,include d arrive,land a put,dress in,get dressed in b go into,become involved in,follow up on,penetrate c be into,become enthusiastic about,become high on a alight,get down from,dismount,descend from,step down off,detrain b leave,off c remove,doff d cause to be set,go free,cause to be acquitted,set free d grow,become late c discover,learn about,find out about,cotton on to a leave,be off,retire b escape,extricate oneself,be released c extract,pry out,get from d gain,profit e avoid,escape a surmount,traverse b recover,survive c finish,bring to an end a bypass,outsmart,steal a march on,give someone the run-around b cajole,win over get,arrive at finally,find time for a help to succeed,complete b reach,contact c finish,conclude d communicate with a arrive at,approach a gather,assemble b assemble,socialize c arrive at,reach an agreement,come to terms,come to an understanding a arise,wake up b stand up c mount,climb up,ascend d create,prepare e dress,up f study,get up on become,be involved in,be up to
pasty-faced,sick dialect boggart,spook
ghost-like,phantasmal,preternatural
titan,colossus,Goliath,giantess,Amazon,behemoth,leviathan
Jabberwocky,Gongorism,claptrap,crock of shit dialect gird,razz,cutting remark,mycterism
towering,king-size,extra-large,walloping,super-duper
gingerly,warily,cautiously,charily,carefully,delicately,daintily,squeamishly,tentatively,cannily,circumspectly,guardedly,watchfully
young lady,mademoiselle,wench,Freulein,maid,damsel,demoiselle,Irish colleen,sheila,filly,gal,crumpet,bit of San Quentin quail,jail-bait,live-in lover
afflict with,give out with,dispose cede,yield b reveal,let the cat out of the bag,blow the whistle on,rat on,fink on yield,back off,admit defeat give out,smell of b distribute,mete,ration out,fork out,shell out c publish,reveal d become exhausted,be reduced,run out assign,entrust a abandon,swear off,chuck b surrender,give in to defeat,throw in the towel
agreed-upon,delineated,affirmed,specified,understood,postulated,premised,conceded,acknowledged,addicted,donn‚e,gospel
glance,glimpse,peek,have a shufti,shufty at,take a dekko at,glisten,bounce off,carom,coup d'oeil,gander,shufti,shufty,dekko
resplendence,black look,also lour,floridity,flashiness,tawdriness,meretriciousness,give a dirty,look daggers at
glassware,crystal,looking-glass,window,pane,window-pane,plate glass,tumbler,drinking-glass,beaker,goblet,barometer,lens,magnifying glass,telescope,spyglass,microscope spectacles,eyeglasses,lorgnon,lorgnette,opera-glasses,binoculars,field-glasses,bifocals,trifocals,goggles,sun-glasses,specs
glassy,mirror-like,staring,trancelike,glazed
lacquer,shellac,enamel,gloss,patina
smooth-spoken,smooth-tongued,smooth-talking,fast-talking
refulgence,glitz exult in,crow over
shadowiness,darkness,moroseness,low spirits,blues,doldrums,dumps
canonize,deify,idealize,apotheosize,panegyrize
immortality,glorification,adoration,laudation,thanksgiving,aureole,nimbus,halo,corona,pride oneself,gloat
sheen,false appearance,shine veil,smooth over,whitewash,translation,comment on,annotate
specialized,special-subject dictionary,word-list
burnished,sleek,waxed,glistening,put-on
phosphorescence,lambency,luminousness,ruddiness,incandesce,phosphoresce,light up,overheat,ablate,turn red,scarlet
saturation,glutting,satiation,overstock,overfeed,cloy
glutton,trencherman,gormandizer,gormand,overeater,hog,Grangousier,greedy-guts,gannet,chowhound
gormandizing,edacious,insatiable,esurient,hoggish
gluttony,overeating,gormandism,gourmandism,hoggishness,piggishness,voraciousness,voracity,insatiability,gulosity
make headway,wend,budge,move out,open to,give access to,communicate to,belong together,conform with each other,be appropriate,complement each other,be disposed of,discarded,be dismissed,be got rid of,abolished,be given up,be cast,disappear without a trace,vanish into thin air,evaporate pass,tick away,be gone,meet one's Maker,shuffle off this mortal coil,go to that great cricket-pitch in the sky,last out,be used up,the lavatory,the bathroom,move one's bowels,urinate,pee,take a leak,a crap,go to the john,take a piss,shit approach,start proceed,go on a escort,accompany b agree to,support a move,circulate b socialize with,seek the company of,hang around,hang out with c wander,move around attack,assail go off,decamp a return to,revert to,change back to b originate in,date back to renege on,forsake a pass by,go past,move by,elapse b rely,put faith into,judge from a sink,submerge b decrease,drop c fall,suffer defeat,collapse d be remembered,memorialized,recalled,commemorated,recorded e find favour,be accepted a fetch,get b apply,involve c fancy,dig d attack,set upon e set one's sights on,aim for,focus attention,efforts on a enter,go out for b like,engage in b delve into,inquire into,study c touch on,mention a go out,cease to function b explode,be discharged c occur,take place d depart,quit e deteriorate,go stale,turn start,out in a continue,persevere b happen,come off c come on,resume functioning d enter,make an entrance approaching,not quite f gabble,drone on,witter on,rabbit on g rely,use a fade,cease functioning,be extinguished b depart,exit c socialize,walk out,date a review,investigate b be received c clean,neaten up d rehearse,reiterate,go through a revolve,twirl b suffice,be sufficient,satisfy a experience,live through,brave b be accepted,pass muster a harmonize,suit each other,belong with each other b fail,go belly up a rise,increase b explode,blow up a go together with,blend with,agree with b socialize with,walk out with,date do,get by without,be deprived of,continue without
tommy-rot,pish,circumlocution,obscurantism,obfuscation,ambagiousness,shiftiness
mediator,negotiator,internuncio,interceder
goblin,elf,gnome,hobgoblin,kobold,leprechaun,brownie,pixie,nix,nixie
demigod,divinity,tutelary,numen
godless,unrighteous,unholy,ungodly,nullifidian
blest,sainted,beatific
bonanza,stroke of good fortune,bit of good luck
goggle-eyed,wide-eyed,thunder-struck,agape,open-mouthed,gawking,stupefied
golden,yellowish,gold,blond,flaxen,aureate,auriferous,gilded,gilt,auric,aurous,palmy,blue-eyed,white-headed
OK champion,A-OK,allowable,permissible,consumable,well-founded,credible,believable,well-thought-of,attractive thorough,Sunday,special-occasion,most luxurious,honesty a possessions,stuff b merchandise,commodities,wares,tangibles,assets c incriminating evidence,data d fabric,yard goods,piece-goods e freight
waster,idler,layabout,lazybones,slugabed,sluggard,black sheep,gold brick,goof-off
goody-goody,sanctimonious,self-righteous,priggish,holier-than-thou,Pecksniffian
gooey,gluey,glutinous,mucilaginous,saccharine,syrupy,mawkish,mushy,slushy
gore,spear,impale
wadi,wady,notch,vomit,vomitus,gobble down,bolt down
gory,blood-soaked,bloodstained,blood-curdling
clishmaclaver,gup,on dit,grapevine,rumour-mill,rumour-monger,scandalmonger,gossip-monger,newsmonger,quidnunc,blatherskite,talebearer,flibbertigibbet,chatterbox,blabbermouth,Nosy Parker bruit
reign,sit on the throne,wield the sceptre,wear the crown,run the show,be in power,be in charge of,control over,hold the whip hand,wear the pants,be in the saddle,driver's seat
catch hold of,fasten upon,latch on to,get one's hands
suaveness,decency,graciousness,becomingness
gradation,echelon,rung,acclivity,downgrade pass,measure up,NZ hack,cut it
drop by drop,little by little,piece by piece,gradatim alumnae
implantation,implant,transplant,jobbery
pip,cereal,grist,granule,ounce,jot or tittle
granular,grainy,granulated,particulate,gravelly,sandy,gritty
crystal clear,well-drawn,photographic,picturesque,pictorial,diagrammatic
catch on,get the drift,point of,clutches,suzerainty
grass,nark,informer,stoolie,squealer,squeaker
rasp,triturate,screech,stridulate annoy,set one's teeth on edge,go against the grain
raucous,unharmonious,annoying,galling,squeaky,screeching,squawking,croaking,rasping,grid,reticle,grille,lattice,trellis,network,reticulation
unrequested,unsought for,unprovoked,uncalled-for,baseless,groundless,unfounded,ungrounded
final resting-place,eternal rest,unsmiling,grim-faced,grim-visaged,po-faced,matter of life
graveyard,burial-ground,churchyard,cemetery,God's acre,necropolis,potter's field,Boot Hill,Golgotha,bone-yard
seriousness,immediacy,severity,momentousness,weightiness,sombreness,staidness,sobriety,soberness,grimness
buttery,lardy,soapy,butyraceous,saponaceous,waxy,slithery,toadying,sycophantic
eximious,loving terrible,unforgivable,fine fantastic
avariciousness,esurience,ravenousness,insatiableness
verdant,grassy,leafy,rural,country-like,unripe,unripened,unversed,unseasoned,gullible,wet behind the ears,environmental
greeting,salutation,hello,note regards,respects,good wishes,devoirs
leaden,griseous,bloodless
heartbreak,ruth,evil days,ill fortune,trauma fail,come unstuck
plaint,bone to pick,crow to pluck
powder,granulate,kibble,comminute,sharpen,whet,gnash,grate labour,slave away,swot wear down,badger produce,crank out,churn out
handgrip,hand-clasp,tenure,travelling,holdall,carry-all tackle,meet head on
bleat,bellyache,moaning,grumbling,whimpering,grousing,whinging bitching,bellyaching cramp,colic
courageousness,toughness,gameness,hardiness,hardihood,doughtiness,spunkiness
sigh,yammer,muttering,griping,yammering,bitching
wobbly,punch-drunk,addled
stable-boy,stableman,stable-lad,ostler,hostler,equerry,bridegroom,spruce up,preen,primp
striation,stria,rifling,rifle,Architecture glyph
ponderous,pre-tax,overall total,receipts
terrain,compass basis,excuse sediment,settlings,grouts
spadework,preparations,underpinnings
obsequious,toad-eating,sycophantish,kowtowing,cringing,cowering,truckling,snivelling,tugging the forelock,apple-polishing
become larger,yield fruit,get get,become accepted by,begin to be liked by,to gain,increase in interest,attraction to,become more pleasing to mature,attain maturity,come of age,reach one's majority
nurturing,proliferation,vegetation,excrescence,wart,tumour,intumescence
acerb,throaty,guttural,hoarse,harsh-sounding
stand watch over,sentinel,watchman,sentry,security guard,custodian,evzone,bashibazouk,warder,wardress,patrol,safety
noncommittal,also leary,loth
trustee,keeper,preserver
guerrilla,guerilla,partizan,resistance,underground fighter,insurgent,saboteur,history Jayhawker,French history Maquis
dare say,hypothesis,guesswork,shot in the dark
guest,visitor,caller,lodger,boarder,roomer
lead the way,orient,orientate,navigate,guiding light,landmark,lodestar,guidebook,Baedeker
guiltiness,criminality,blameworthiness,sinfulness,feloniousness,repentance,contriteness,self-condemnation,bad conscience
guilty,offending,shame-faced
bight,loch,sea loch,firth,frith,fiord,fjord,Irish lough
unsuspecting,unsuspicious,born yesterday
gobble,throw down,choke back
resourcefulness,horse sense,nous
plash,babbling,burbling,gurgling,splashing,plashing,murmuring,purling
bubble over,be ebullient,effusion,bubbling over
zealousness,satisfaction bowels,entrails,vital parts,gurry,of a deer gralloch,abdomen,beer-belly,bay window,corporation a backbone,intestinal fortitude,balls b integrity,eviscerate,ransack,depredate,intuitive,visceral
guttersnipe,street Arab,street urchin,ragamuffin,gamin,mudlark
cat,make fun of,gyrate
revolve,turn round,pirouette,swivel,H
policy,praxis,second nature
habitable,liveable,inhabitable
bark,cough,penny-a-liner,scribbler,Grub Street writer,plodder,toiler,saddle-horse,riding-horse,hackney,palfrey,overworked,moth-eaten
fishwife,maenad,menad,battleaxe
hollow-eyed,careworn,played out,toil-worn
tresses,locks,mane,curls,ringlets,braids,plaits,hair's breadth,skin of one's teeth
hairdo,coiffure,hairstyle,coif
hairless,bald-headed,bald-pated,glabrous,calvous
hirsute,shaggy,lanate,lanose,lanuginous,lanuginose,setaceous,setal,hispid,comate,comose,fringy,crinite,trichoid,strigose,strigous,strigillose,whiskered,bewhiskered,bearded,barbate,unshaven
fit as a fiddle,in good,in the pink
foyer,vestibule,auditorium,convention hall,amphitheatre,hired hall,lecture-room,lecture-hall,classroom
stamp of authenticity,plate-mark,assay-mark
apparition,ghost,par‘sthesia
aureola,Painting vesica,mandorla,annulation
draw to an end,put an end,stop to,close down
halting,stumbling,stammering,stuttering
basket,pannier,creel,punnet,hanaper,skep
mitt,paw,lunch-hook,manual labourer,workman,indicator,index,round of applause,ovation,handwriting,penmanship,script,calligraphy control,care nearby,readily available,on hand,within arm's reach,around the corner hand in hand,in league,in collusion,collusively,connivingly,conspiringly,intimately,jointly,in cahoots together,side by side,hand in glove quickly,like mad easily,present to,with a bequeath,turn over submit,offer distribute,disburse a deliver,transfer manacles,cuffs,bracelets,darbies
sprinkling,small number,fistful,disciplinary problem,mischief-maker
without strain,with both hands tied behind one's back,skilfully,capably,deftly,cleverly,dexterously,adroitly,expertly,proficiently,masterfully
hilt,haft,helve,traffic in,buy and sell
be poised,send to the gallows,lynch,string up,fall a loiter,hang out frequent,spend time at,rub elbows with,hang out with be reluctant,stay away from be delayed,remain unsettled,be in suspense,abeyance,delay hold on to,cling to,grab b wait,stop c wait,hold the phone,hang in there listen carefully,attentively,give one's undivided attention,be rapt e depend,be dependent,contingent on,be conditioned,conditional on be ashamed,embarrassed be put off,delayed a unite,be united,be as one,stick together,act in concert,harmony b make sense,be logical,be coherent break the connection,put down the receiver
hangman,Jack Ketch yearn for,long for,thirst after,hunger after,itch for,have a hankering for
legerdemain,jiggery-pokery,shenanigans,goings-on,antics
come off,become of come upon,hit on
fortunately,luckily,propitiously,providentially,opportunely,delightedly,heartily,contentedly,peaceably
diatribe,tirade,peroration,declamation,philippic,screed,spiel,hold forth,preach,sermonize,pontificate
chivvvy,chivy,chevy
port,safe haven,anchorage
solidified,rocklike,petrified,granite-like,flinty,leathery,adamantine,impregnable,unsolvable,insoluble,uncompassionate,indurate,unsentimental,businesslike,hard-headed,spirituous,strong addictive,habit-forming,vigorously,forcefully,forcibly,energetically,mightily,arduously,laboriously,strenuously,actively,dynamically,eagerly,ardently,zealously,intently,spiritedly,diligently,assiduously,sedulously,studiously,conscientiously,industriously,urgently,untiringly,indefatigably,perseveringly,unfalteringly,relentlessly,doggedly,distressingly,painfully,agonizingly,ill poor
by no means,seldom,rarely
hardware,metal goods,ironmongery,computer equipment,munitions,armaments
innocuous,non-toxic,non-poisonous,non-venomous
orderliness,parallelism,melodiousness,euphony,tunefulness
clashing,atonal,Spartan,over-exacting,punishing,punitive
output,fruit,vintage
balls-up,snafu mangle,make a hash,jumble of
velocity,briskness,hastiness,impetuousness,precipitancy
make haste,scurry,hurry up,urge = 'pretty damned quick',impulsively,incautiously
instantaneous,hot-tempered,Irish cranky
have an aversion to,be loath,be reluctant,flinch from
on his,her high horse,uppish
prey on,gathering-place,meeting-place,hang-out
be struck by,suffer with,be suffering with,be experiencing,be undergoing,be enduring,be subjected to,partake of,compel ought to,must,should prefer to,would rather,sooner a be wearing,be dressed,clothed,attired in b be committed to,have planned,have in the offing,have on the agenda c trick,play a joke on
skull,pate,cranium,dome,coconut,belfry,noggin,bean,rocker,noodle,gourd,conk,noddle,MD,chairlady,prime minister,headmaster,headmistress,guv'nor,mentality,grey matter,turning point,fever pitch,crescendo,leading position,forefront completely,madly,head for,make a beeline for head up,take the lead,top a intercept,block b stop
migraine,cephalalgia,pain in the arse
forward motion,improvement advance,go ahead
haleness,healthfulness,vigorousness
in good health,hale and hearty,nourishing,nutritious
congeries,mountain,stash abundance,lots,great deal,scores,peck,sea,lashings,loads,piles,tons,rafts,pots,oodles,scads,slew,save up,lay by
hark to,get wind of,be told,informed entertain
ticker,callousness,insensitivity,basic nature,sentiments,feelings,brotherly love
warmness,hotness,fieriness,torridity,torridness,fervidness,warm up excite,hot up
heathen,unbeliever,infidel,pagan,idolater,idolatress,polytheist,atheist,sceptic,Philistine,polytheistic,pantheistic
hoist,puke,lose one's lunch,return one's dinner,upchuck,spiff one's biscuits
hereafter,nirvana,Abraham's bosom,Elysian Fields,Elysium,Valhalla,Zion,happy hunting-grounds,Avalon,Isles of the Blessed,the Blessed,Fortunate,Happy Isles,Islands sky,skies,seventh heaven,Eden,Garden of Eden,Utopia,paradise on earth
beatified,supernal,other-worldly,ultramundane,extramundane,extraterrestrial,paradisaical
massy,insupportable,unsupportable,grieving,stultifying,torrential overweight,beer-bellied,laden,overloaded,weighed down
heel,fag end,rind,swine,rotter,bastard,sod down at the heels,in straitened circumstances,out at elbows,out at the elbows,strapped take flight,follow closely,lean over,tilt
heiress,beneficiary,inheritor,legatee,successor
hell,Erebus,Hades,Acheron,Tartarus,Gehenna,Tophet,Pandemonium,Dis,Sheol,Avernus,underworld,infernal regions,abode of the damned,hell-fire,lower world,nether regions,other place
helm,tiller,rudder,steering gear,presidency,chairmanship
keep from,forbear,inform appropriate,plagiarize,employees,workers,helpers,assistants,labourers,domestics,servants,daily help
confusedly,chaotically,aimlessly,every which way
for that,this reason,from here,this place,from now
henceforth,henceforward,from now on,from here on out
common herd,hoi polloi,great unwashed
hereditary,heritable,inheritable,transferable,transferrable,inherited,genetic,congenital,inborn,innate,atavistic,handed down,bequeathed,willed,ancestral
apostatical,iconoclastic,schismatic,idolatrous
hermetic,hermetical,airtight,sealed
hermit,recluse,eremite,anchorite,anchoret,anchoress,stylite
man of the hour,male lead,leading man,actor
virile,larger than life,mythological,epic,Homeric
female lead,leading actress,prima donna,ballerina,premiere danseuse,diva
dithering,of two minds,havering
boggle at,haver,jib,stammer,stutter,haw
go underground,take cover,lie low,go into hiding,go to ground,drop out of sight,hibernate,latibulize,hide out,hole up,lie doggo,hush up,keep quiet,leather,fur
hideaway,sanctuary,lair,hidy-hole
ultra-conventional,set in one's ways,narrow-minded,close-minded
high-pitched,high-frequency,treble,soprano,ear-splitting,drugged,on a trip,spaced out,spacy,squiffed,gamy,ripe,pongy chief,far up,great in extent,altered consciousness,anticyclone
highbrow,savant,egghead,bookish,aesthetic
much,immensely,approvingly,praisefully,influentially,authoritatively,importantly
exhilaration fell,tump,butte,mountain grade
allusion,innuendo,undertone
hippie,bohemian,drop-out,beatnik,longhair,hipster
charter rent out,lease out,charter out,letting,hire charge,rental
catcall,boo,raspberry,Bronx cheer
historic,red-letter,unforgettable
retelling,retailing,recapitulation,biography,ancient history,the past,yesterday,the good old days,days of yore,olden days,yesteryear,antiquity,dead letter,yesterday's news
swat,impact with,crash into,bang into,hit home,leave an impression,a mark on,make an impact on,dawn on,enter one's mind,occur to,meet with importune,ask for a come,blunder on,arrive at b devise,sock success,smash hit,sell-out
harness,fix raise,hike up,tug up,yank,hoick,hitchhike,thumb a lift,bum a ride,entanglement
hobble,dodder,totter,reel,claudication
hobnob,consort,rub elbows,shoulders,keep company
hocus-pocus,abracadabra,incantation,rigmarole,prestidigitation,conjuring,jugglery
possessive,selfish Public,proles,plebs,silent majority
winch,crane,elevator,davit
clench,monopolize,place into custody,put behind bars,jail,preside over,officiate at apply,hold good,be in effect,be true,be the case,prove valid,hold water,keep fast,stick a restrain,keep back,hinder b withhold,refuse a control,diminish b keep,manage lecture on,preach on,orate,sermonize on,discourse on,speechify on,witter on about b hold out,propose,extend a control,contain b conceal,suppress a delay,avoid b repel,withstand a grip,cling b keep,retain c stop,hang on a last,stand firm,endure b offer,present a postpone,suspend b continue,prolong a rob,stick up,over b delay,detain c last,bear up,endure d present,display support,leverage
armed robbery,stick-up,heist
orifice,hole in the wall,slum,hovel,brig
time off,leave of absence,sabbatical
sunken,concave,indented,dented,recessed,Pyrrhic,toneless,dale,dell,glen
fire-storm,mass murder,pogrom
home base,residency,home ground,hospice,nursing home,old folks',people's home,retirement community,almshouse,poorhouse,haven,rest-home,snug harbor a comfortable,untroubled b in,welcoming comfortable with,knowledgeable in,familiar with,competent in,expert in,proficient in,skilled in,current in,adept in,adroit in,qualified in,well-informed in,homewards,to the heart,to the quick,tellingly,stingingly,cuttingly,where it hurts,where one lives stress
homeless,dispossessed,exiled,unhoused knights of the road,vagrants,vagabonds,bums,hoboes
homely,homey,homelike,homespun,folksy,uncomely,unattractive,unlovely,ill-favoured
homesick,nostalgic,pining,wistful,reminiscent
death-dealing,blood-thirsty,amuck
homophile,lesbian,tribade,sapphist,All the following are,fairy,pansy,nancy,nance,drag queen,homo,butch,bull dyke,poof,poofter,ginger beer,auntie,faggot,of either sex gay,homoerotic,of a female lesbian,tribadic,sapphic,of a male effeminate,inverted,fruity,swishy
law-abiding,uncorrupt,square-dealing,square-shooting
honourably,creditably,decently,ethically,morally,uprightly,reliably,even-handedly,disinterestedly,forthrightly,ingenuously,straight out,to one's face,in plain words,English
uprightness,truthfulness,veracity,guilelessness,bluntness
honorary,nominal,titular,in name,title only,ex officio
bad actor,French apache,larrikin
lead someone up,put one over on someone,throw dust in someone's eyes,take someone for a ride,string someone along,sucker in
hanger,fish-hook somehow or other,someway,by fair means,by one way,another completely,all the way,wholly set free,in the clear,out of trouble,acquitted,cleared,vindicated,shoplift,Euphemistic liberate
hopefully,expectantly,optimistically,sanguinely,confidently,with any luck,if things go well,all being well,it is hoped,expectedly
irreparable,beyond repair,irremediable,irretrievable,incurable,impossible
purview,vista,perspective,ken,field of vision
frighten to death,frighten the living daylights out of,make someone's hair stand on end,make someone's,the blood run cold,curl someone's hair,scare the pants off
hors-d'oeuvre,appetizer,ap‚ritif,antipasto,smorgasbord,warner
hospital,medical centre,health centre,infirmary,clinic,polyclinic,dispensary,sickbay,asylum,sanatorium,convalescent home,sanitarium
hostess,innkeeper,hotelier,hotel-keeper,hotelman,landlord,landlady,manageress,proprietress,publican,mistress of ceremonies,compere,tummler,play the host
piping hot,blistering,roasting,frying,sizzling,scalding,simmering,torrid,sweltering,sultry,gung-ho,saleable,marketable,oversexed,sex-crazed,sex-mad,lickerish,horn-mad,horny,randy,powered,unpredictable intensify
hotbed,breeding ground,fertile source
olio,rag-bag,welter
hotel,hostelry,inn,caravanserai,motel,motor hotel,B & B,guest-house,New Zealand pub,tourist house
hothouse,greenhouse,glasshouse,conservatory,pampered,overprotected,sheltered,shielded,coddled,babied
hotly,fervently,fervidly
descendants,legislative body,parliament,concert-hall,house of ill repute,ill fame,prostitution,cat-house free,as a gift
however,nevertheless,despite that,though,even so,be that as it may,no matter what,anyway,on the other hand,in all events,in any event,to whatever manner,howsoever,no matter how,in any way,how,in whatever way,how on earth,how in the world,in what way,regardless how,putting,setting aside how,notwithstanding how
ululate,yowling,ululation,ululating,wailing,yelping
press together,flock together,cram together,squeeze together
chroma piqued,angered,in a pet,all het up
hulk,shipwreck,klutz
pod,husk,shuck
thrum,whirr,purr,bombinate,bombilate,be active,move briskly,tick over,intone ',droning,thrumming,murmuration,whirring,purring,vibration
anthropoid,hominoid,android,hominid,Possibly manlike,fallible,someone,Good Samaritan,altruist
human race,humankind,Homo sapiens,the public,the masses,Possibly man,mankind,humanness,mortality,helpfulness,open-heartedness,warm-heartedness,benignity,gentleness,lenience,lenity
unpresuming,unprepossessing,low-born,base-born,make someone eat humble pie,lose face,take someone down a peg
humility,modesty,meekness,self-effacement,shyness,mildness,unpretentiousness,servility,self-abasement,lowliness
funniness,comedy,drollery,jocoseness,jocosity,waggishness,jokes,jests,witticisms,wisecracks,gags
protrusion,node,tumefaction,hummock,hillock,tumulus
hungriness,cacoethes,yen crave
peckish,hungering,thirsting,thirsty
course seek out,search for,go in search of,look high,low for,quest after,go in quest of,pry into,through with a fine-tooth comb,tracking down,stalking
hunter,huntsman,huntswoman,stalker,tracker,Nimrod,Orion,huntress
hotfoot it,shake a leg,get a move on,go hell for leather,step on it,step on the gas,go like greased lightning,egg
cut to the quick,wronged,pained,grieved,aggrieved,shop-worn,scratched,bruised
spouse,hubby,economize on,shush,soft-pedal,whisper suppress
jostle,pushing,jostling,buffeting,elbowing,shoving,nudging
hygienic,germ-free,aseptic
quackery,charlatanism,charlatanry,fakery,Pharisaism,Phariseeism,Tartuffery,two-facedness,phoneyness,phoniness
hypocrite,double-dealer,imposter,liar,Pharisee,whited sepulchre,Tartuffe,flimflam man,two-face
dissimulating,faking,pretending,Pharisaical
theorem,premise,premiss
conjectured,hypothesized,putative,surmised,guessed,speculated,suppositious,supposititious
icing,frosting,fringe benefit,extra added attraction
mental image,teachings,philosophy,phantasy
standard of perfection,nonpareil principles,idyllic,mythic
romanticized,starry-eyed,quixotic,Panglossian
ideally,in the best of circumstances,at best,in a perfect world,all things being equal,theoretically,in theory,in principle
labelling,pinpointing,fingering,categorization,categorizing,pigeon-holing,ID,ID card,identity card
home in on,recognize empathize with,sympathize with
oneness,indistinguishability,particularity
ideology,beliefs,convictions,tenets
idiolect,parlance,fa‡on de parler,set phrase
non-operative,out of work,jobless,workless,at leisure,between assignments,on the beach,indolent,loafing,slothful,shiftless,fain‚ant,otiose,futile waste,while away,laze about,loll,take it easy,putter about,mess about,fool away,bugger about,goof off,gold-brick
idleness,inactivity,torpor,indolence,laziness,sloth,slothfulness,shiftlessness,inertia,flƒnerie,dolce far niente,unemployment,lallygagging,lollygagging,gold-bricking,malingering,lazing,skiving
shirker,laggard,dawdler,clock-watcher,slouch,gold-bricker
idly,unproductively,lazily,indolently,offhandedly,unconsciously,mechanically,obliviously,insensibly,indifferently
graven image,ikon,tiki,matin‚e idol
Arcadian,Edenic,idealized,bucolic
unfamiliarity,unawareness,benightedness,unenlightenment,inexperience,greenness
unknowing,untaught,uneducated,unschooled,unread,unlearned,unlettered,illiterate,in the dark,nescient
turn a blind eye to,turn a deaf ear to,give someone the cold shoulder,send to Coventry,give someone the brush-off,go-by,turn one's nose up at
in a bad way,in bad health,not well,out of commission,invalided,valetudinarian,not up to snuff,on the sick-list,off one's feed,ill-wishing,unpromising,unwholesome uncomfortable,mistreatment,adversely,inauspiciously,unluckily badly,unjustly,wrongfully,malevolently,maliciously,in no way
inadvisable,ill-judged,inexpedient,wrong-headed
illegitimate,outlawed,proscribed,wrongful,unauthorized,verboten,actionable
illegible,unreadable,indecipherable,undecipherable,fatherless,born out of wedlock,born on the wrong side of the blanket,misbegotten
ill-founded,unsubstantiated,unproven,uncorroborated,back-door
illumination,lighting,fluorescence
misapprehension,phantasmagoria,will-o'-the-wisp,ignis fatuus
simulacrum,Doppelgaenger,mental picture,corporealization,figure of speech,trope,metaphor,simile
imagery,figurativeness,symbolism
mind's eye,imaginativeness,creative powers,mental acuity
conceptualize,take it for granted,take it as given
copying,mimicking,mimicry,aping,parroting,emulating,emulation,impersonating,impersonation,satirization
snow-white,spick,vestal,errorless
inestimable,numberless,uncountable,uncounted
triggered,nearest,closest
instantaneously,right now,without hesitation,this instant,in a wink,in a second,in a minute,tout de suite,instanter,straightaway,pronto,in a jiffy,in two shakes of a lamb's tail,at the drop of a hat,the moment that
unethical,unregenerate,libertine
remembered,unfading,lauded,praised,Olympian,legend
inoculated,vaccinated,insusceptible,unsusceptible,invulnerable
non-liability,invulnerability,insusceptibility,unsusceptibility,inoculation,vaccination
devilkin,sprite,pixy,puck
colliding,crashing,bumping,repercussions
enfeeblement,undermining,marring
unquiet,athirst,antsy
near at hand,brewing,in view,in prospect,in store
mandatory,compulsory,demanded,obligatory
invisible,undetectable,unnoticeable,inconsiderable,inappreciable
imperial,kingly,kinglike,queenly,queenlike,princely,princelike
unappeasable,unmollifiable,unpacifiable,unforgiving
inject,inlay,ingraft
inferable,unspoken,undeclared,tacit,unquestioning
connote,allude to,advert to
high-ranking,top-level,high-level,well-connected
imposition,inflicting,infliction,applying,enforcing,enforcement,levying,promulgating,introducing,laying on
unimaginable,unthinkable,unattainable,unsuitable,out of the question,unachievable,unrealizable,unresolvable
impotency,inefficacy,ineffectualness,ineffectiveness,ineptness,incompetence,sterility,infertility
beggared,necessitous,in sore,bad straits,in distress,flat broke,bad off
inviolable,unconquerable,invincible,unbeatable,well-fortified
get under one's skin,emboss stress,bring home to
impressionable,susceptible,impressible,responsive
remand,also gaol,throw into irons,send down,send up the river
impropriety,improperness,erroneousness,incorrectness,inaccurateness,inexactitude,inexactness,impreciseness,unsuitableness,inappropriateness,inaptness,inapplicability,infelicity,infelicitousness,incongruousness,unseemliness,inopportuneness,indecorousness,poor taste,indelicacy,immodesty,suggestiveness,lewdness
rehabilitate,modernize,update,recondition,give a new lease of,on life,take a turn for the better,take a new lease on life,make progress,gain strength
rehabilitation,upgrading,recovery,upswing,recuperation,convalescence
penny wise,pound foolish,uneconomical,thriftless
extemporize,play it by ear,fake it,wing it,jury-rig
shamelessness,backchat,back talk
alloyed,unhallowed,disallowed,Judaism tref,treif,treifa,unchaste,unvirtuous,unvirginal
impurity,contamination,dirtiness,uncleanness,foulness dirt,contaminant,pollutant,foreign matter,unchastity,looseness,promiscuity,promiscuousness,libidinousness,licentiousness,lubricity
incapability,ineptitude,unqualifiedness
unobtainable,unreachable,out-of-the-way
all wet,way off base cock-eyed,full of hot air
passiveness,passivity,motionlessness,immobility,inertness,lifelessness,languidness,somnolence,quiescence,hibernation,aestivation
not enough,too little,in short supply,faulty unsuited to,unfit for,unqualified for,not up to,unequal to,inapt for,inept for,incapable of
inadmissible,unallowable,unallowed
inalienable,untransferable,intransferable,unconsignable,sacrosanct,non-negotiable,unnegotiable,unchallengeable,imprescriptible,entailed,indefeasible
mumbled,muttered,tongue-tied,struck dumb
flaring unable to,powerless to,incompetent to,unfit to,unqualified to,impotent to,not up to insusceptible to,resistant to,impervious to,ill-disposed to,disinclined to,not open to
inactivate,put out of action,indispose
incidence,frequency,prevalence
incidentally,by the way,by the by,parenthetically,as luck would have it,accidentally,by chance,perchance
instigating,influencing,wakening,prompting,whipping,agitating,fomenting,inflaming,provoking,rallying,goading,pricking,needling,instigation,fomentation,inflammation
boorishness,coarseness,uncourtliness,discourteousness,tactlessness,ungentlemanliness,bad breeding,ill breeding,bad manners,misbehaviour
bowing,bending,tilting,proneness,velleity
gravitate,be biased,have a mind,be disposed
of a mind,sloping,slanting,gravitating,verging
umbrella,all-in-one,unified including,embracing,comprising,taking in,incorporating,embodying
incognito,disguised,unidentified,in disguise,unrecognizable,unrecognized,unrecognizably,on the sly,under cover
incombustible,non-flammable,non-inflammable,fireproof,non-combustible,flame-proof
beyond compare,inimitable,unrivalled,unsurpassable
mismatched,uncongenial,irreconcilable,antithetic
undreamed of,undreamt of,unthought of
disharmonious,disconsonant,incongruent,misallied,unmeet,out of step,out of line
changeableness,fickleness,mutability,variability,unsteadfastness,volatility,mercurialness,mercuriality,unreliability,unfaithfulness
uncurbed,self-soiling,bedwetting,Medicine enuretic
cumbersomeness,unwieldiness,burdensomeness,onerousness,troublesomeness,disadvantageousness,untimeliness,incommode
inconvenient,disrupting,ill-timed
snowball,proliferate,multiplication,escalation,boost waxing,escalating,on the rise,proliferating
incur,bring upon,on oneself,expose oneself to,lay oneself open to
just so,all joking aside,to be realistic,upon my word,on my honour,on my oath,no kidding,not to say,if the truth be known,to say the least '
undetermined,sub judice,undefinable,indeterminable
indelible,uneradicable,non-eradicable,inerasable,unerasable,non-erasable,ineffaceable,inexpungible,uncancellable,non-cancellable,inextirpable
crudeness,roughness,churlishness,offensiveness,inelegance,unrefinement,tastelessness
reparations,indemnification,restoration,quittance,underwriting
self-rule,home rule,self-sufficiency
unregulated,self-sufficient,individualistic,unearned,unallied,unaffiliated,non-affiliated,disinterested irrespective of,disregarding,maverick,loner
non-perishable,unbreakable,non-breakable,shatter-proof
table of contents,index finger,forefinger,first finger,typography hand,typography fist,ratio
symptom,reading,foretoken evidence,clues,signs
indicative of,signifying,indicating,indicatory of,suggesting,suggestive of,hinting at,symptomatic of,denotative of,characteristic of,typical of,typifying
meter,display charge with,accuse with,arraign for,incriminate in,inculpate in,cite for,blame for,subpoena
apathy,pococuranteism,pococurantism,phlegm,insensibility,impassiveness,impassivity,unimportance,insignificance,irrelevance,inconsequence,triviality,dispassion
Laodicean,non-discriminatory,not very,especially good
indigestion,dyspepsia,upset stomach,stomach distress,stomach-ache,gastralgia
irked,in a temper,in a rage,riled,in a huff,miffed,teed off
circumambient,winding,roving
injudiciousness,impulsiveness,thoughtlessness,carelessness,misstep
unselective,unparticular,uncritical,undiscerning
needful,called-for,of the essence
doing poorly,laid up,also grub
not distinct,confused undifferentiated from,identical to,like two peas in a pod
lone,unitary,living soul
one at a time,one by one,severally
torpidity,faineance,oscitancy
swear in,draft yield to,oblige with,cater to,treat to,pamper with
ineffable,unutterable,unmentionable,inexpressible,indescribable,undescribable,beyond description,beyond words
unadvised,unadvisable,inadvised
maladroitness,ungainliness,unsuitability
untold,incomputable,invaluable
inexcusable,indefensible,unpardonable,inexpiable
immaturity,callowness,unsophistication
inexplicable,unexplainable,unaccountable
inextricably,inescapably,ineluctably,unavoidably,irretrievably,inseparably,indissolubly,complicatedly,intricately
abomination,loathsomeness,egregiousness,shamefulness,disgracefulness
fascinated,beguiled,ensorcelled,possessed,hypnotized,mesmerized,taken with,smitten,enamoured
nether,junior,second-class,junky,crumby,crappy
inferiority,shoddiness,mediocrity
infidelity,apostasy,heresy,adultery,cuckoldry
chafed,fevered,septic
overstated,magnified,amplified,overdrawn,orotund
Rhadamanthine,hard and fast,mulish,unadaptable,uncompliant
connections,bring pressure to bear on,wires
tip off betray,tell on,blab on,peach on,snitch on,name names,nark on,grass on,split on
unstilted,unofficial,colloquial
betrayer,taleteller,informant,weasel,canary,shoo-fly
overstep intrude on,impinge on,trespass on,encroach on
raise someone's hackles,make someone's hackles rise,get someone's blood up,also put someone's back up,get someone's Irish,brown someone off,cheese someone off
dexterousness,smartness,handiness
time-serving,cajoling,sweet-talking,blandiloquent
ingratitude,unthankfulness,ungratefulness,thanklessness,unappreciativeness,non-recognition  makings
inhabit,dwell in,reside in,live in,abide in,locate in,populate,colonize
indwelling,immanent,built-in
come into,become heir to,be bequeathed,be left
uninviting,xenophobic,uninhabitable
incipient,inaugural,commencing
new boy,raw recruit,abecedarian,noviciate,novitiate,fresher,only freshman
enrolment,instatement,ordination
force in,shoot in,intromit,inoculate,throw in
inmate,jailbird,also gaolbird
above suspicion,above reproach,well-intentioned,unobjectionable,in the woods,ing‚nue
probing,investigative,exploring,analytical,snoopy,nosey
forced entry,intrusion advances,breakthrough
schizophrenic,schizoid,manic,a March hare,loopy,not have all one's marbles,have bats in one's belfry,not right upstairs,schizo,bugs,bughouse,loco,crazy as a bedbug,gone off the deep end,thimble-witted
mental illness,dementia praecox,psychosis,schizophrenia,mental derangement,psychoneurosis,neurosis,irresponsibility
insentient,anaesthetized,out of it insensitive,cloth-eared
stick in,intercalate,interpolate,insertion,tip-in,flier,flyer,outsert,wraparound,wrapround
lining,backing bowels,innards everted,reversed,preferential,by nature,in prison,in jail,in quod,up the river,within,inside of
insert oneself,inject oneself,manoeuvre oneself,one's way
in receivership,in Chapter Eleven,on the rocks,gone bust,gone to the wall,in Queer Street
swearing-in,crowning,coronation,positioning,depot
exemplification,in the event,as it happens,happened
on the spot,overnight,crying,split-second,ready-made,ready-mixed,ready-to-serve,precooked
instead,as an alternative,a substitute alternatively,in lieu of,as a substitute for,as contrasted with,as opposed to
establishing,academy,university,college,order of the day,code of practice
charge order,briefing,preparation,lessons,classes,coaching,tutorial
educator,pedagogue,academe,academician,docent,lecturer,professor,preceptor
whatnot,what-d'you-call-it,catalyst,legal document,written agreement
contributory,of service,catalytic,conducive
integral,all in one piece,uninjured,unharmed
cerebral,thinker,wise man,polymath
savvy intellectuals,literati,savants,illuminati,masterminds,highbrows,eggheads,brains trust
intending virtually,almost as good as,almost the same as
intercourse,dealings,sexual intercourse,coitus,coition,sexual congress,mating,copulation,sexual relations,carnal knowledge,making love,lovemaking,sexual connection,sex
consequence profit,behalf,behoof,involvement business,lending fee,vigorish,concern engaged,drawn to,attracted by,involved in,curious about,fascinated by,stimulated by,responsive to,concerned about,non-objective
horn in,stick in one's oar,one's oar in,poke one's nose in,get in the way of,sabotage
meddling,intruding,interceding,impedance
inward,upland,inland,up-country,land-locked,uplands,heartland,hinterland
entr'acte,breathing-space,let-up
intermediate,third party,arbitrator,arbiter,umpire
in-between,midway,halfway,transitional,intervening
cyclical,pulsating,seasonal,on-and-off,on-again-off-again,stop-and-go,stop-go
make sense out of,paraphrase,construe,take to mean
decipherment,unravelling,sorting out,decoding,paraphrasing,diagnosis,construal
cut in,intrude in,punctuate,barge in
pausing,ceasing,Prosody caesura
meanwhile,meantime,interim,interstice,Architecture intercolumniation
put in one's oar,step in,go between
press conference,question period,vetting
intime,constant companion,china plate,mucker,give someone to understand
menace,get someone by the short,curlies
illiberality,dogmatism,racism,racialism,sexism,classism,ageism,xenophobia
unforbearing,unindulgent,discriminatory,illiberal,parochial,racist,racialist,sexist,classist,ageist
intoxicate,inebriate,make drunk,make one's head spin,take one's breath away
Daedalean,Daedalic,daedal,dedal
push in,encroach,obtrude
intruder,interloper,gatecrasher,uninvited guest,unwelcome visitor,trespasser,encroacher,invader,infiltrator,squatter,kibitzer
invasive,unwanted,unsought
sufferer,shut-in,null and void,nullified,annulled,repudiated,untenable
of inestimable,incalculable value,irreplaceable
unseeable,imperceivable,camouflaged,masked,covered,unperceived
number among,count in,presuppose implicate,draw in,catch up in
implicated,snarled,labyrinthine associated with,entangled with,embroiled with,enmeshed with,mixed up with
nettling,exasperating,aggravating,pestiferous
unsymmetrical,jagged,craggy
irrestrainable,uncontainable,insuppressible
beyond reproach,unreprovable,inculpable
infirm of purpose,only of two minds,changing
irrespective of,without regard to,discounting
non-retrievable,unretrievable,unrecoverable,irrecoverable,unsalvageable,unsavable,irreclaimable,uncorrectable
unreversible,non-reversible,unrepealable
unrecallable,irrepealable,not undoable
drive someone up the wall,get someone's hackles up,get someone's back up,drive someone crazy
island,isle,islet,ait,cay,atoll,archipelago,eyot,holm
segregated,sequestered,cloistered,excluded,hermitical,eremitical,anchoretical,troglodytical,off the beaten track
debouchment,question major,big problem,cause c‚lebre,broadcasting,scions,sons,daughters in contention,to be decided disagree,take exception,get out emerge,go forth
tickling,tingling,prickling
only blather,yatter,yap
slut,slattern,battle-axe,old bag,floozy,floosie
bone-weary,cloyed,surfeited,glutted,sick and tired of,slaked
notched,sawtooth,ragged,toothed,spiked,denticulate,serrated,chipped
gaol,penitentiary,reform school,Nautical brig,cooler,clink,jug,slammer,quod,choky,chokey,calaboose,big house,hoosegow,pokey
jailer,gaoler,turnkey,warden
wedge,slam,congestion,tie-up
clanking,dissonance,cacophony,stridor
crock,urn,pot,vase,pitcher,ewer,flagon,carafe,amphora,jounce,jog,jiggle,joggle
free and easy,sporty,natty
jealously,protectively,vigilantly,suspiciously mock
gelatinize,take form,crystallize,be set
tweak,jig,yo-yo,nerd,dweeb
jewellery,gems,precious stones,jewels,bijouterie
tinkling,clinking,chinking,ditty,rhyme,doggerel
jingoism,chauvinism,flag-waving,superpatriotism,nationalism,hawkishness,bellicosity
evil spell,evil eye,Jonah,hex shakes,fidgets,nerves,skittishness,willies whim-whams
trot,lope,dogtrot
marry,solder together,league with,associate oneself with,throw one's lot in with,enlist in,sign up with,enrol in,be with,attach oneself to,participate with,border on,extend to,be contiguous,conterminous with,be coextensive with
jointed,articulated,segmented,sectioned,sectionalized,hinged
wordplay,anecdote,one-liner,laughing-stock,crack wise
punster,gagster,gag man,kidder,small print,no-win situation
jocund,animated humour,string along
strike dumb,bombshell make a note of,take down,wee bit,slightest
periodical,magazine,gazette,newspaper,newsletter,tabloid,weekly,monthly,fortnightly,quarterly,annual,logbook,minute-book,album,scrapbook,annal,yearbook,record book
newswoman,member of the fourth estate,lady of the press,commentator,broadcaster,paragraphist,scribe,legman,news-hawk,news-hound,news-hen
pilgrimage,peregrination,odyssey,transit,transition,go abroad,take a trip,wend one's way,make a pilgrimage,peregrinate,gad about,gallivant,galivant,galavant
magistrate,jurist,Isle of Man deemster,dempster,adjudicator,judicator,appraiser,evaluator,reviewer,critic,arbiter elegantiarum,elegantiae,pass judgement,pass sentence,size up
judgment,clear-headedness,perspicuousness,level-headedness,adjudication
judicial,judicatory,juridical,differentiating,discriminative,judgelike
juicy,succulent,racy
pounce,recoil skip over,escalate accept,swoop up,leap at,pounce on attack,obstruction start
justifiable,well-grounded,well-deserved,nothing but,at most,by a hair's breadth,by the skin of one's teeth,just now,a moment ago,very recently,lately
objectiveness,the law,the police,lawfulness,rightfulness,legitimacy
itching,sharpened,razor-like,knife-edged,rapier-like,wise fond of,enamoured of,interested in,elegy,knell,lamentation,Requiem,threnody,thanatopsis,epicedium,Irish coronach
charge of,keep an eye on,hoard up,preserve continue,commemorate last,be preserved,stay fresh,keep dark prevent,hold in check,discourage a keep,camouflage b confine,tower
keepsake,memento,souvenir,remembrance
keg,cask,hogshead,tun,puncheon
latchkey,skeleton key,passkey,opener,timbre,tonality
take someone's life,administer the coup de grƒce,put someone out of his,her misery,decimate,of animals put down,put to sleep,fit with concrete overshoes,a wooden kimono,wreak,work havoc upon,deathblow
slayer,exterminator,Bluebeard,Jack the ripper,triggerman,gunfighter,iceman,bee's knees,humdinger,doozy,killer-diller from Manila,lallapalooza,lollapalooza,lulu,daisy,dilly
spoilsport,dampener,grump,pessimist,cynic,prophet of doom,Cassandra,sourpuss,party pooper,gloomy Gus,picklepuss
kinswoman,blood-relations,blood-relatives,consanguineous,consanguine,cognate,agnate
cordially,obligingly,amiably,amicably,politely,courteously,thoughtfully,considerately,hospitably,pleasantly,be so kind as to,be good enough to
good-naturedness,good-heartedness,geniality,good deed,act of kindness
prince,crowned head,regent
curl,cramp,crick
frizzed,crimped,wiry
consanguinity,blood relationship,family ties,common descent
osculate,spoon,canoodle,graze bid adieu,say farewell to,forget about,osculation,buss,smacker
kitchen,kitchenette,cookhouse,scullery,pantry,larder,Nautical galley,caboose
weave together,interconnect,grow together
be acquainted with,be versed,be informed,advised of,have knowledge of
well-acquainted,well-educated,sagacious genuflect before,salaam to,prostrate oneself before,bow down to,scrape before,cringe before,fawn before,grovel before,toady up to,truckle up to
identifier,sticker,sobriquet,identify as
hard work,wage-earners,labour pains,contractions,peg away at,harp on,belabour be burdened,distressed by,be deluded,be disadvantaged by
labourer,blue-collar worker,working man,manual worker,navvy
labyrinthian,maze-like,mazy,Gordian
lace-work,tatting,openwork,filigree,web,webbing,netting,shoelace,shoestring,bootlace,thong,lacing,strengthen a attack,fall on,light into b berate,rave at
straggler,loiterer,snail,loller,slowcoach,slowpoke
laissez-faire,laisser-faire,laissez-faireism,free enterprise,non-intervention,free trade,laissez-aller,laisser-aller,decontrol,laxness
get on someone's back,call down,bawl out
hobbled,limping,spavined,gimpy,unpersuasive
weep over,grieve for,sorrow for,mourning
weeping,sobbing,lamenting
lance,pike,javelin,assegai,lancet
solid ground,terra firma,real property,realty,real estate,splash down,come to rest,go ashore
landing,touchdown,alighting,splashdown,docking,disembarkation,deplaning,landing-place
restaurateur,Boniface,landowner,property owner,lessor,freeholder
guidepost,watershed,milestone,monument
loose-jointed,lank,gangling,rangy,long-legged lick up,purl a consume,eat b accept,fall for,lapel
lapsus,be discontinued,become void,slip away
large-hearted,ginormous,overwhelmingly,imposingly,pre-eminently a free,unrestrained b generally,as a whole,in a body
in great part,in great measure,pretty much
largess,grants,bonuses,endowments,presents,contributions,donations,hand-outs
ruttish,goatish,hircine,satyr-like,Cyprian
cat-o'-nine-tails,quirt,knout,bull-whip,rope's end,whack attack
lasso,lariat,SW reata,riata
hindmost,rearmost,aftermost,newest,at the rear,finish finally
tardy,unpunctual,up to date  ,at an advanced hour,tardily,unpunctually,belatedly,recently,up-to-date,modern development
laudative,praiseful,encomiastical
guffaw,split one's sides,roll on the floor,go into hysterics,roar with laughter,hoot a deride,mock at,make a mockery of,make an ass,a fool out of,jest at,joke about,take the mickey out of,roast b laugh away,horse laugh
laughing,tittering,giggling,snickering,chortling,guffawing
embark upon,set afloat,gig,dinghy
legalize honours,distinctions,awards,tributes,rewards,successes,accomplishments
Men's Room,institutional latrine,public convenience,outhouse,little boys',lav
by-law,commandment,legal code,corollary
anarchical,anarchistic,larcenous
member of the bar,legal practitioner,Queen's,King's counsel,bencher,attorney-at-law
arrange establish,exorcize,ascribe expose,lift the veil from stipulate,dictate seize,get attack,belabour exaggerate,embroider a suspend,give the axe,give the boot,her walking papers b let up,quit it,stop it,knock it off,cut it out,come off it a provide,supply b impose,require a design,set up b advance,ante up,kick in with,fork out a lay in,put by b hospitalize,confine to bed,keep indoors,non-clerical,non-ecclesiastical,non-specialist
ballad,refrain,poem,ode,lyric,ballade
show the way,assume command of,go first,be ahead of,be conducive to,produce lead on,misdirect,bamboozle start off,kick off b lure,tempt a prepare,pave,clear the way,do the groundwork,precede b approach,around to,get up to,advanced position,leash,starring role,lead actor,actress,leading lady,male,prima ballerina,premier danseur
chieftain,bossman,bandmaster,band leader,bandleader
bosky,woody,arborescent
club allied with,united with,leagued with,federated with,collaborating with,conspiring with,in collusion with,in cahoots with,collude
exudation,give away the game,let something,it be known,spill the beans about,let the cat out of the bag transpire
gangly,macilent,rest against,be held up,tip favour,gravitate towards,tend towards,be disposed towards,show a preference for,incline towards,lean on the side of,be biased towards,be prejudiced in favour of a rely on,pin one's hopes,faith on,upon b pressure
vault into,hop over,skip over,form hastily,accept prematurely,without question jump at,be eager for,move quickly,escalation rapidly,speedily find out,hear of,have revealed to one,be taught,be instructed in,become proficient in,acquire knowledge of,see the light,get the picture,get the idea,memorize,commit to memory,learn by heart
rental agreement,sublease,sublet,rent out,sublet out,sublease out,hire out
bid someone,something goodbye,say goodbye,adieu to,take one's leave of,pull up stakes,up-anchor,beetle off,hop it,mislay,take leave of,wash one's hands of,resign from,drop out of,render,cause to be,give over,allow to remain,have as a remainder,give stop,renounce omit
chiding,remonstration,dressing-down,telling-off,wigging,chewing-out,give a speech,moralize,tongue-lash,fulminate against,send someone away,off with a flea in his,her ear,wig
ledge,mantel,mantelpiece,mantlepiece,sill
left-hand,sinistral,Nautical port,formerly larboard,Heraldry sinister,leftist,left-wing,socialistic,pink,communistic,left side,fist,port side
fumbling,doubtful remainders,residuum,overage,crumbs,ends,d‚bris,rubble,uneaten
leg,member,gam,lap boost,assist run,skedaddle defenceless,invalid decrepit,the worse for wear,tumbledown tease,rag a hurry up,cracking,look alive,lively b dance,cut a rug take,go for a walk,take some exercise
statutory,legit,forensic
saga,myth,folk tale,Scandinavian Edda,table of symbols,explanatory note,caption
R,R a unoccupied,retired,on holiday,unemployed at one's convenience,when convenient,unhurriedly,in one's own time,recreational,non-working
make a loan of,add suit,be fitted,suitable to,be applicable,adaptable to
dimension,measurement,space fully,to the fullest extent a finally,after a long time,while,in the long run b for a long time,for ages c in depth,to the fullest,greatest extent
lengthy,over-long,protracted,prolonged
allow to,permit to,sanction to,give permission,leave to,authorize to,license to,suffer to,cause to,arrange for,enable to rent out,contract out,subcontract out,job out disappoint,disillusion admit,instal a pardon,let go b exonerate,let off the hook c detonate,set off d emit,exude a confess,let it be known,leak b feign,put on an act,dissimulate b let loose,discharge c emit,give vent to,produce d end,terminate decrease,moderate ease up on,slack off on
lethargical,stuporous,fagged out
missive,epistle,correspondence literature,the humanities,belles-lettres,the classics,the world of letters,scholarship precisely,sic,letter for letter,literatim
informed about,up to date on,au fait with,au courant with,level off,flatten out,draw a bead,focus be,play fair with,straight with,straightforward with,be upfront with,stage straight,straight-shooting
fabricator,prevaricator,perjurer,falsifier,teller of tales,false witness,Ananias,Baron von M�nchhausen,fibber
libertarian,reformist,humanistic,left of centre,South African verligte,not literal,unjaundiced,unopinionated,reformer,progressivist,left-winger
freeing,liberating,enfranchisement,enfranchising,rescuing,releasing,loosing,unfettering,unshackling,unchaining
lecher,debaucher,womanizer,fornicator,adulterer,whoremonger,old goat,dirty old man,Paphian
privilege free,liberated be unrestrained,exercise boldness
entitlement,free choice,papers
commit perjury,perjure,forswear oneself,fish tale,recline,be prostrate,can be found,be situated,be hide,remain concealed,in hiding,keep out of sight,lie doggo state
sentience,survival,autobiography,memoirs,life story,spark of life,vital spark,moving spirit,life-force,‚lan vital,lifeblood,freshness
heave up exalt,half-inch,cheering up,shot in the arm
lamplight,candlelight,firelight,gaslight,torchlight,starlight,moonlight,gegenschein,counterglow,lamp,light-bulb,lantern,candle,headlight,headlamp,street-light,street lamp,flashlight,radiation,luminescence,lighter,taper,ignition,highlight reveal,make known be revealed,be unearthed,be uncovered,be unveiled,be discovered,be exposed,be disclosed,emerge considering,in consideration of,taking into account,bearing in mind explain,well-illuminated,well-lit,well-lighted,phosphorescent,light-hued,put a match to,switch on,put on lighten,portable,not weighty,lightsome,light-footed,not burdensome,untaxing,moderate amusing,diverting dismiss,dismount attack,lace into,clobber chance,meet up with
like ,allied to,parallel to,comparable to,equivalent to,equal to,cognate with,analogous to,corresponding to,correspondent to,homologous to,of a piece with,much the same as,along the same lines as,not unlike,in the mood for,disposed to,as if,as though,in the same way as,in the manner of,similarly to,opposite number,similar kind,have a fondness,liking for,have a weakness for,take pleasure in,get pleasure from,find agreeable,feel attracted to,feel favourably impressed by,take a shine to,get a kick out of,groove on,get a bang,a charge out of prefer,ask preference
plausible,tenable,odds-on,apt to,liable to,like as not
likewise,in the same,like manner
soft spot,preference up in the air,consigned to oblivion,in abeyance,treading water,holding one's breath,on the back burner extent,restraint border,partition line,periphery area,precincts a the end,the straw that broke the camel's back,all that one can take,too much,it b outrage
hobbling,gimp,unstarched,unstiffened,thewless,wishy-washy gutless
pencil-mark,pen-mark,virgule,shilling-mark,solidus,separatrix,crow's-foot,procession,crocodile,tailback,tactics,hint cord,railway,offerings,variety part,Theatre sides,sales pitch,con a aligned,in alignment,in a row,plumb b in agreement,in accordance,in step,lined up under,in control ready for,short-listed for,on the short list for,up for,being considered for,under consideration for,a candidate for,in the running for,fringe a organize,set in place,coordinate b arrange for,contract for,employ c queue up,form a line,get in line,form ranks,columns d align,straighten,interline,ceil accept bribes,be on the take
foremothers,offspring bedclothes,bed linens,sheets,pillowcases,table linens,napery,tablecloths,napkins,bath linens,towels,wash-cloths stay behind,stick about,idle dwell on
connector,vinculum,interdependence couple,concatenate,identify with
liquefied,molten,melted
strong drink,intoxicants,schnapps,whisky,Irish whiskey,pick-me-up,mother's ruin = 'gin',Kickapoo mountain joy juice,hootch,infusion
roster,rota,beadroll,laundry list,shopping list,inventory,bibliography,liber veritatis,catalogue raisonn‚
listen,lend an ear to,prick up one's ears,keep one's ears open,hearken,harken to,do as one is told
litany,invocation,inventorying
word-for-word,line-for-line,letter-for-letter,etymological,semantic,lexical,simplistic,honest-to-goodness,honest-to-God,literal-minded
literature,writings,letters,creative writings,brochures,pamphlets,handbills,leaflets,circulars
litigant,litigator,plaintiff,appellant,petitioner,suer,defendant,appellee
fragments,stretcher,palanquin,palankeen,sedan chair
doll-sized,bantam,itty-bitty,itsy-bitsy,hardly any,small-minded,picayune,ungenerous,hardly ever,only slightly,no,not any,not much,spoonful,thimbleful
full of life,perky,chirpy,rich brighten,put some life into
weighted down,filled up,primed,rolling in it
lounge about,vegetate,watch the grass grow,skive,scrimshank,fuck the dog waste
flƒneur,ski,tennis,surf bum,skiver,scrimshanker,fuck-off
entrance-hall,waiting-room,special-interest group,lobbyist,bring pressure to bear,exert influence,put one's weight behind
regional,shire,municipal,village,townsperson,neighbourhood pub
laying,getting one's hands,turning up
hasp,supervision padlock,grapple a secure,stabilize b commit,bind c lock up,coop up fix on,keep track of exclude,close out,debar confine,tress
hunting-lodge,gatehouse,occupy rooms,become stuck,wedged,deposited,embed itself,become embedded,bring forward,file accommodations
dialectics,ratiocination,scientific reasoning,presence of mind
syllogistical,deductive,inductive,well-reasoned,well-thought-out
yen see,appear to be,look out on care for,protect disdain,look down one's nose at a seek,require b hunt for,forage for,search for c expect,reckon on a anticipate,wait for b expect,upon examine,dig into,check into be careful,be alert,be vigilant,be on the qui vive,be watchful,be on guard look at,eyeball a seek,try to find,run down b get in touch with,drop in on,go to see c improve,show improvement,progress admire
loom,impend,hover over dominate,play a big,an important role
unsecured,movable,unconfining,free-flowing,unbound,strewn,tossed,thrown about,scattered about,in disorder,corrupt escape,flee relax,keep calm,sit back,take it easy discharge
unbutton,unscrew,cut apart
maraud,depredate chop off,snip off,shear off,hack off,amputate
lord,nobleman,aristocrat,earl,duke,viscount,baron God,the Almighty,God Almighty,the Creator,the Supreme Being,Christ,Jesus,Jehovah domineer,be overbearing,boss around,act big,pull rank
folklore,mythology,myths,mythos,ethos
suffer the loss of,admit defeat,be beaten,worsted,bested,lose out,fritter,trifle away,run out of
misfit,bummer,born loser,no-hoper,nebbish,schlemiel,schlemihl,shlemiel,schlimazel,shlimazel,shlimazl,schnook,sad sack
bereavement,impoverishment,shrinkage,wastage,drubbing,trouncing debits,liability liabilities,negative cash flow death
strayed,mislaid,misplaced,misspent,gone by the board,squandered,down the drain,out of the window,forgotten,fallen
lottery,raffle,drawing lots,straws,allowance a a good,great deal b much,a load,a mountain,a ton,barrels,a barrel,stacks,a stack,a pile,heaps,a heap,a mass,oceans,gobs c many,reams,an infinity,quantities,a quantity,enormous numbers,an enormous number
lotion,liniment,salve,ointment,embrocation,unguent,pomade
deafening,stentorian,thunderous,fortissimo,splashy
sitting-room,salon,front room,parlour,saloon bar,studio couch,causeuse
pedicular,pediculous,lice-infested,lice-ridden,louse-infested,louse-ridden alive with,overloaded with,swarming with,teeming with,crawling with,knee-deep in
dear one,turtle-dove,light of one's life,lady-love,fianc‚,leman,fellow-feeling a amour,intrigue b passion,thing embrace,have sexual intercourse,have sex,make the beast with two backs,fuck,roger,bonk,lose one's heart to,think the world of,be hung up on,be crazy,mad about,enjoyment from,have a passion,be captivated by,be wild about,be thrilled by,charge from
love letter,billet-doux,mash note
stunted,low-lying,proletariat,tearful,lachrymose,not up to par,smaller low-cut,d‚collet‚,behold in the front,vie de Boheme in the back,whispered,murmured,murmurous,moo
good break,chances,success rate,fortunes
lumber,rejects,white elephants,beams,planks
lighted up,shimmering,luminescent,clear-eyed,clear-headed
nugget,nodule,cyst,corn combine,put together allow
dementia,poor judgement,illogic
lunge,cut desert,wallow
sensuality,sexuality,sexual appetite,horniness,avidness,ravenousness desire,hanker for,ache for
rife,frilly,flashy wallow in,swim in,bask in,indulge in,enjoy oneself,live in luxury,be in the lap of luxury,have a good,marvellous time,live the life of Riley,live off the fat of the land,have the time of one's life,live high off the hog
melodic,song-like,musical,melodious,lyrical,dulcet,silvery,lilting,mellifluous,light libretto,M
masculine pride,virility,masculinity
mentally unbalanced,mentally ill,out of one's head,having a screw loose,stark raving mad,a coot,out of one's tree,wroth madly,feverishly,in a frenzy,frenziedly,desperately,excitedly,hysterically,like crazy crazy
excite someone to a frenzy,raise someone's ire,drive someone round the bend
insanely,dementedly,distractedly,foolishly,stupidly,inanely,ridiculously,ludicrously,idiotically,absurdly,like mad,fanatically
madman,madwoman,psychopath,psycho,kook
arsenal,munitions dump,armoury
black magic,necromancy,black art,obeahism,diabolism,demonolatry,occultism,sortilege,theurgy,white magic,witchery,ensorcellment,necromantic,shamanistic,theurgical,ensorcelling
conjuror,conjurer,illusionist,magus,necromancer,Merlin,Houdini,warlock,thaumaturge,theurgist,miracle-worker
seductiveness,irresistibility,duende,likeableness,sex appeal
nymphet,nymph,virgo intacta,housemaid,maidservant,chambermaid,lady's maid,abigail,tweeny spinster,bachelor girl,shakedown
predominating,biggest,strongest,duct,pipeline,water,gas main,electric cable,mains,power supply
principal support,anchor to windward,greatest strength
keep going,keep in service,keep in repair,take up the cudgels for,make a case for,make a stand for
sustention,sustentation,perpetuation,prolongation,maintaining,alimony
more than half,the better,best part,the greater part,lion's share,womanhood,manhood
amount to,grow into,perform as serve as,be suitable for,prove to be,turn out to be,turn into,be placed,tidy up,decide on,move at,vote in as,make it with pretend,act as if,make a show,pretence of,give the impression of run off,run for it,take a run-out powder steal,walk away,swipe,boost pretend,play-act,act as if get by,scrape by,muddle through,make out a head for,steer a course for,proceed towards,be bound for b assault,lunge at,assail c promote,facilitate a make up for,recompense for,make restitution for,restore b succeed,make it c fulfil,deliver the goods a succeed,make the grade b arrive,turn up tell of,tip off a exaggerate,make a big deal of,blow up b coddle,butter up a see,perceive b complete,fill out c draw up,write out,cut d understand,read e suggest,make to appear,make as if,establish f get on,succeed a do over,alter b transfer,sign over,turn over a complete,finish out,flesh out b compose,be comprised of c hatch,cook up d be reconciled,make peace,settle amicably,bury the hatchet e construct,build compensate,make amends move aside,allow to pass,make room,mark aggressive
stopgap,jury-rigged,stand-by,improvisation
cosmetics,maquillage,greasepaint,warpaint
human beings,mortals,the human race,valet,manservant,gentleman's gentleman,houseboy,houseman,cover shackles,gyves,irons,handcuff,clap in irons
tameable,trainable,teachable,manipulable
governance,executives,bosses,board of directors,top brass
man-hater,misanthrope,misanthropist
multiplex,many-sided,many different
aspect etiquette,social code,social graces,amenities,social conventions
d‚marche,war-game,kriegspiel,jockey
pelisse,pelerine,canopy
mass-produce,create out of,from whole cloth,mass production,putting out
marine,maritime,nautical,naval,seafaring,seagoing,ocean-going,oceanic,aquatic,salt-water,pelagic,thalassic
pock-mark,pock,fingerprint,grading,signpost,noteworthiness,account succeed,distinguish oneself,attain distinction,bring honour upon oneself,acquit oneself,bring credit to oneself,have an effect,make it big,make the grade spot,bruise signify,pay heed to,take notice of,appraise a write down,make a note of,note down b decrease,discount b increase
market-place,supermarket,superstore,customer base,vend,peddle,trade in,deal in
matrimony,wedlock,nuptials,hook-up
wed,join in matrimony,become man,wife,get hitched,spliced,tie the knot,fit together
wonder at,gape at,be awed,amazed by,be agog,astonished at,miracle
false face,domino,false colours,false flag
masked ball,masquerade ball,costume party,ballo in maschera,bal masqu‚,false show,outward show,put-on pretend to be,pass oneself off as,pose as
droves,herds,swarms,legions,bunches,slews,concretion,greater part,almost all,massiveness,immensity Public,John,Jane Doe,Roe
slaughtering,annihilating,exterminating,butchering,murdering
massage,rub-down,kneading,rub down,knead,palpate
controller,slave-driver,lord high muck-a-muck,Pooh-Bah,big fish,king-fish,big boss,craftsman,past master,swami,owner's,become expert in,know inside out,get a grip on
magnum opus,work of art,work of genius,piece de resistance
pair up,be equivalent to,measure up to,vie with
cully,china,better half,bride,strife = 'wife',one of a pair,link up,copulate
become manifest,be realized,become an actuality,be actualized
maternal,motherly,maternalistic
maternity,motherhood,parenthood,pregnancy
matrimonial,marital,wedded
meaningfulness,be important,of importance,be of consequence,make a difference,mean something
fully grown,fully fledged,full-fledged,fully developed,ripened,' seasoned,perfected,consummated,grow up,be one's age,act one's age,maturate,bring to fruition
full growth,mellowness,operability
overemotional,weepy,teary-eyed,soppy,soupy
maximize,oversell,overcolour,embroider on
upper limit,highest point,topmost,climactic
perhaps,dialect mayhap,peradventure
maze,labyrinth,twistings,turnings,convolutions
scrimpy,exiguous,measly,bare-boned,unelaborate,unelaborated,simplified,oversimplified
repast,collation,refection,supper,luncheon,tea overdo,go overboard,carry to extremes,go too far,do to excess
mealy-mouthed,unwilling to call a spade a spade,euphemistic
have in view,be motivated by,have as justification,drive at,get over,have the weight,importance of,stinting,mean-spirited
happy medium a absolutely,positively b in any event,without fail,at any cost,in any case by dint of,with the help,aid of,using,utilizing a instrument,vehicle b resources,support c substance,financial stability by no manner of means,not at all,absolutely not,on no account,not conceivably,not in one's wildest dreams,fantasies,not by any stretch of the imagination,no way,no way Jos‚
amble,swan around,about meanderings,turns,twists,curves,curvings,loops,loopings,bends,coils,zigzags,tortuosities,flexuosities,anfractuosities
not worth anything,a straw,a rap,of no moment
in the meanwhile,in the meantime,in the interim,for the moment,temporarily,for now,for the time being,during the interval,in the intervening time
Richter scale,part steps,course of action,legislation,motif to boot,as a dividend,for a bonus,control mark off,pace off,lay off mete out,spread around,about a meet,attain b qualify for,be equal to,be fit,fitted for,be adequate to,come up to scratch,be up to snuff,cut the mustard
regulated,reasoned,cadenced,modulated,quantified,clockwork
measuring,gauging,gaging,mensuration,commensuration,metage,elapsed time,cubic footage,square yardage
machine-driven,machine-made,machine-like,unanimated,mechanistic,business-like
materialism,mechanicalism,physicalism,logical positivism,identity theory,monism
interlope,intermeddle,one's finger in the pie
conciliator,appeaser,peacemaker
medicinal,healing,remedial,therapeutic,curative,sanative,medical,iatrical,Medicine roborant,analeptic
too good,third-rate,common-or-garden variety,nothing to brag,to write home about
ruminate,cogitate,cerebrate,be lost in thought,be in a brown study consider
meditative,contemplative,reflective,studious,cogitative,excogitative,deep in thought,ruminative,brooding
unambitious,unaggressive,non-militant,suppressed,wimpish
chance on,happen on,bump into rendezvous with,get together with,make the acquaintance of,be introduced to,first encounter,liquidate encounter,be met by
dejectedness,despondence,lugubriousness,disconsolateness,dispiritedness,cheerlessness,mournfulness,sorrowfulness
full-flavoured,euphonious,softened,pastel,sweeten,improve with age
sweet-sounding,tuneful,mellisonant
sensationalistic,stagy,emotionalistic,over-sentimentalized,blood-and-thunder,hammy,schmaltzy,hokey
euphoniousness,musicality,sweetness
thaw,liquidize,mellow blend,shrink disappear
reportage,life autobiography,reminiscences,recollections,memories,confessions,accounts,records
memory,recollection,retention,reminiscence
minacious,minatory,minatorial
patch recovering,recuperating,convalescing,convalescent,improving
cognitive,perceptual,noetic,mind-set
write about,make mention of,adduce,animadvert on,mentioning,referral
bought,on the take,legionnaire
seller,store owner,tradeswoman,pedlar,hawker,travelling salesman,sales representative,commercial traveller,huckster,door-to-door salesman,drummer,sales rep,forwarder,merchant prince,mogul,tycoon,baron
goodness assets,wrongs,have a right,claim to,be qualified for
mesh-work,lattice-work,screening,interlacing,grater,trellis-work,decussation,rete,graticule,plexus,plexure,reticulum,interstice grip,toils,interlock
kedgeree,imbroglio,fine kettle of fish,can of worms,snafu a potter,busy oneself,fiddle about,play b philander,sleep around,run around a disarrange,dishevel,tousle,muss up b ruin,make a hash of,muck up c dirty,clutter up,make untidy,turn upside down,upset interfere in
nuncio,page,errand-boy,errand-girl,messenger-boy,messenger-girl,courier,dispatch-rider,Pheidippides,Mercury,Hermes
Messiah,deliverer,liberator,emancipator,saviour,rescuer
analogue,parabole,metonymy
metaphoric,metaphorical,non-literal,analogical,figurative,referential,parabolical,metonymic,metonymous,tropological deal out
meteoric,neatness,regularity
capital city,metropolitan area,urban sprawl
midday,noon,noontime,twelve o'clock noon,high noon
mesial,halfway point,bull's-eye,midriff,waist,mid-section
midwife,accoucheur,accoucheuse
rover,nomad,itinerant,migrator,wayfarer,bird of passage,peregrinator,wetback,migratory,peripatetic,nomadic
non-violent,lenitive,mollifying,demulcent,emollient,softening
combating,embattled,at war
armed services,forces,air force,soldiery discourage,operate against,reduce possibility of,oppose be on the side of
also cissy,weakling,cry-baby,nancy boy,caitiff,little Lord Fauntleroy,chinless wonder,mother's,mummy's boy,mama's boy,pantywaist
grinder,quern,crusher,roller,workshop,foundry experienced,toughened,been through the wringer,in the know average,unremarkable,mince meander,move about
imitator,impressionist,caricaturist,parodist,copycat,mimetic
foppish,dandyish,twee
sapience,thinking remember,do not forget,mindful of,consider castigate,skin alive,give someone hell,chew out vacillating,wavering be decided,be firm,be self-assured,be in touch with oneself decide,form an opinion,deem insane,be offended by,be troubled,annoyed by,have any objection to,be bothered,affronted by,be careful of,take care with,be cautious of,sit with,babysit,out for,attend ignore,do not think twice about,do not give a second thought to,cancel from the mind,slough off
lode,vein,colliery,coalfield,mother-lode,storehouse,depository,depositary,treasure trove,gold-mine,treasury,rake through,look through
intermix,spend time,rub shoulders,pal around
least,smallest,minutest,littlest,tiniest
minify,make little,light of,misprise
clergywoman,woman of the cloth,curate,Holy Joe,minister resident,consul,charg‚ d'affaires,cabinet officer,member attend to
priesthood,sacred calling,the church,the pulpit,the cloth,holy orders,clergy,clergymen,clergywomen,clericals,church elders,elders of the church
smaller,one-horse,minor-league
minstrel,bard,troubadour,balladeer,jongleur,skald,scald,minnesinger,Meistersinger
small fortune,king's ransom,millions,billions,wads,ton,big bucks
one sec,two secs,bat of an eye,half a mo,two shakes of a lamb's tail log,proceedings,memorandum latest,all the rage,in style,write down,pint-sized
morass,dialect sump,enmire,become enmeshed,meshed,become involved
speculum,reflector,send back
misalliance,m‚salliance,mismarriage,mismatch,mismatchment,bad match,mismating
mankind-hater,woman-hater,misogynist
behave badly,be bad,raise hell,raise Cain
misdemeanours,disorderly conduct,rowdyism
misjudge,misevaluate,misestimate,misreckon,miscompute,miscount,misappreciate,overestimate,overvalue,overrate
go awry,go amiss,end up in smoke
job lot,lucky dip,grab-bag
impishness,elfishness,elvishness,devilment,monkey tricks,monkeyshines
misconceive,misapprehend,have the wrong idea,have hold of the wrong end of the stick
wrong notion,misconstruction,misconstrual,mistaken belief
evil-doer,scallywag,scalawag,scoundrelly,wicked offence,misdoing
miser,skinflint,hoarder,niggard,penny-pincher,pinchpenny,cheese-parer,Scrooge,cheapskate,tightwad
squalor,destitution,indigence,penury,sordidness,Job's comforter
come a cropper,go phut,go pfft,phft
ill luck,hard luck,contretemps,stroke of bad luck,bad news
misled,misdirected,labouring under a misapprehension,wide of the mark,barking up the wrong tree
misinform,throw someone off the scent,put something over on someone,give someone a bum steer,throw someone a curve
misinformation,disinformation,misintelligence,red herring,false trail,false scent
throw off the scent,lead up the garden path,pass one over on
mismated,ill-matched,ill-mated
printer's,printing error,typo
absent oneself from,be absent from,fail to keep,feel nostalgia for,be nostalgic for,fail to understand,mistake pass up,slip up on,let slip by,let pass,old maid,Irish English colleen,coed,bachelorette,bobby-soxer
ill-proportioned,ill-made,acromegalic
brickbat,guided missile,ballistic missile
delegation,legation,deputation
misquotation,miscitation,misinterpretation,slip of the tongue,lapsus linguae
low-hanging cloud,mizzle cloud up,steam up
bad move,wrong move,take the wrong way,get wrong,misapprehend mix up with,misidentify as,confuse with,take for
completely wrong,in error,way off the beam,on the wrong track,full of it = 'full of shit',misinformed
brutalization,manhandling,mauling,roughing-up,rough handling
kept woman,odalisque,schoolmistress,instructress
be suspicious of,feel wary,doubtful of,have one's doubts about,feel leery of,chariness,unsureness
it all wrong,get the wrong idea about,miss the point of
misreading,wrong idea,mistaking,parasynesis
perverting,barbarism,catachresis,ungrammaticality
ease up on,let up on,slacken up on,lighten up on
justifying,excusatory,vindicating
about together,join with,around with add,stir in,fold in b confuse,discombobulate c snarl,jumble d confuse,exchange involve,drag into confuse,misidentify
half-bred,interbred,cross-bred,opposite involved
ragout,amalgamating,associating,interweaving,alloying
canaille,bourgeoisie,lower classes,scum of the earth,dregs of society,clamour over
non-stationary,unstationary,transportable,motorized,ambulatory,ambulant
gibe at,make sport of,fleer at,put someone on
methodology,standard operating procedure,SOP
maquette,scale model,working model,beau id‚al,plus ultra,nonsuch,nonesuch,pose in,sport imitate,pattern on,miniature ideal
unexcessive,non-radical,non-reactionary,centrist,defuse
comparatively,slightly,to some extent,within reason,to a certain extent,to a degree,to some degree,in some measure,in moderation,within limits
coordinator,discussion leader,toastmaster
streamline,redo,refurnish,do over,revamp,redesign,refashion
remould,reconstruct,rework,reword,reorient
dampish,drizzly,moisture-laden,teary
half a second,two seconds,wink of an eye,mo,point in time
royalism,monarchism,authoritarianism
monastery,abbey,priory,friary,charterhouse,Buddhism vihara,Hinduism ashram,Tibetan Buddhism lamasery
numismatic,nummular,nummary
medium of exchange,small change,filthy lucre,shekels,cold hard cash,shin-plasters,the ready,rhino,long green,greenbacks,mazuma,wampum,simoleons,kale,cabbage,lettuce,spinach,liquid assets,rake-off rich,in clover,in money,in dough,filthy rich,stinking rich
cur,mutt,mixed breed,bigener,lurcher
watchdog,invigilator,prefect,prepositor,praepostor,proctor,television screen,cathode-ray tube screen,CRT,visual display unit,VDU,keep track of
simian,primate,goat,mime,duplicate fool around with,play with,screw around with
sleep-inducing,monotonic,banausic,ho-hum
dragon,troll,bogeyman,living abortion,lusus naturae,miscreation,missing link,hideousness,awfulness,nightmarishness,dreadfulness,frightfulness,ghoulishness
cairn,tablet,shrine,gravestone,tombstone,headstone,testimonial,testament
moping,mopy,mopish,sulking,broody,in a fit of pique
moonbeams,taradiddle,pack of lies,hokum,the old song,apple-sauce,jive,BS,poteen,home-brew,bootleg
open to debate,at issue,to discussion,confutable,confuted,contestable,contested,unconcluded
moralistic,moralizing,homily,slogan behaviour,habits,ideals
ethicalness,moralness,rightness,moss,quicksand
half-dead,breathing one's last,on one's last legs,on the way out,dying out,stagnating,morn,morrow,forenoon
corporal,sworn,earthling
teach someone his,her place,gangrene
mother,dam,materfamilias,female parent,jocular mater,progenitrix,matriarch,ma,old lady,old woman,mummy,mom,mommy,mama,maw,mammy,mam,nourisher,nurturer,overprotect
mobility,movability,motility,gait
motivating force,arriere pens‚e = 'hidden motive',driving,impelling,propelling,propulsive,kinetic,activating
marbled,streaked,splodgy,splotchy,blotched,blotchy,spotty,sprinkled,splashed,streaky,multicoloured,particoloured,splodged,splotched
template,templet,configure,die-cast,mildew,fungus
outdated,carious,mildewed,mouldering,putrefying,decomposing,mucid
Archaeology tumulus,kitchen midden,make one's way up,fly up,rocket upwards,clamber up on,bestride,straddle,bestraddle,put on display,put on exhibit,put on exhibition,put in place,mount up,mounting,backdrop,horse,steed,charger,Irish English ben
grieve over,sorrow over,weep for
sorrowing,keening,widow's weeds,sackcloth
mousy,mousey,mouse-coloured,greyish-brown,brownish-grey,brownish
lips,oral cavity,stoma,chops,bazoo,outfall,debouchure,debouch,d‚bouch‚,embouchure,idle talk,sass,moue,face dejected,broken up
change residence,take off for,up sticks,split for,hit hard,have an or a profound effect on,make a deep impression on,relocation,opportunity gesture,stirring a get moving,start the ball rolling,the gas b hurry,run a travelling,in transit,on the way,on one's way,on the road,moving b on the go,occupied c proceeding,progressing,advancing,moving ahead
repositioning,migration,displacement,change of attitude,moving parts,gears,downward movement
moving picture,silent picture,talking picture,talkie,flick picture show,cinema,flicks,large screen,silver screen
inspirational,motile,in motion
scythe,shear annihilate,cut to pieces
bilge,feculence,gunk,grunge fool around,about ruin,make a muck of
fouled,mud-spattered,grubby,mud-caked,miry,oozy,squelchy,squashy,boggy,fenny,marshy,swampy,squishy,squushy,bespatter wrap
muffler,scarf,boa
tankard,stein,toby jug,cup,easy touch,make a face,faces,throttle study,get up on,bone up on
tight-lipped Don't tell a soul,Keep silent,Keep secret,Keep quiet,Keep something to oneself,Keep something under one's hat,Say nothing,Tell no-one,Play dumb
say inarticulately,utter indistinctly,swallow one's words
civic,metropolitan,urban,parish
township,suburb,exurb
regicide,patricide,matricide,parricide,fratricide,sororicide,uxoricide,infanticide,end the life of,put out of one's misery,lay low,blow away,fit with a concrete overcoat,with concrete overshoes
background noise,mumbling,whispering,susurration,susurrus
sinewy,powerfully built,athletic,well-muscled,broad-shouldered
brood over,be absorbed in thought,be in a brown study,be in a trance
pulpy,doughy,squidgy,spongy
ought to,should,have to,be obliged,obligated to,be compelled,forced to,be required to
round-up,aggregate come up to scratch,be acceptable
transforming,metamorphosing,transmutation,transmuting,transfiguration,transfiguring
rebellion,subversion,subversiveness,insurgency,insurgence,insurrection,uprising,rise up against,agitate against
reciprocated,requited,interactive
secrecy,nebulousness,inscrutableness,detective story,murder story,whodunit
mystique,supernaturalism,preternaturalism
folkloric,untrue  myths,stories,N
place under arrest,nick annoy,chivvy,Rosinante,pony,dobbin,racehorse,Thoroughbred,gee-gee,hayburner,bangtail
fingernail,toenail,talon worry,lose sleep over,stew over,about a tough,hardy b cold,unfeeling be accurate,be correct,be precise,be right,put one's finger on it immediately,on the barrel-head,shoot settle,make final
naive,na‹f,unpretending
naivety,na‹vet‚,credulity,credulousness,blind trust,gullibility
undraped,in the nude,in the raw,au naturel,in a state of nature,in the nuddy,unaided,in plain sight,unsheathed
moniker,monicker,specify identify
nameless,innominate,anonymous,unsung,unidentifiable,unspecifiable
doze,catch forty winks,get some shut-eye,log a few zees Z's unawares,off guard,in an unguarded moment,shag
stuporific,dulling,anaesthetic,stupefacient,stupefactive,tranquillizing,Lethean
relating,recounting,chronicling,recording,describing,voice-over
narrator,storyteller,raconteur,anecdotist,anecdotalist,relator,annalist,chronicler,describer
constricted,attenuated,narrowed,narrowing,tapering,hairbreadth,mercenary mingy,narrow down straits
narrowly,by a whisker,meticulously
ultra-conservative,stiff-necked,narrow-spirited,mean-minded,puritanical,old-fogeyish,screed-bound,red-necked
country-wide,federal,nationalistic,nationalist,chauvinistic
nationality,citizenship,ethnos,roots
natal,in the blood,home-grown,ethnic,tribal,born,by birth
unsophistical,See native,not incongruous,organically grown,non-chemical
as a matter of course,needless to say,not unexpectedly,as expected,logically,as a consequence,by character,inherently,instinctively,innately,congenitally,unaffectedly,unpretentiously,uncomplicatedly
universe,cosmos,scenery,wildness,primitiveness
repelled,revolted,sick to one's stomach,seasick,carsick,airsick
boating,yachting,sailing
navel,umbilicus,omphalos,belly button
navigable,traversable,negotiable,sailable,steerable,yare
navigation,pilotage,helmsmanship,seamanship,steersmanship,steering
navigator,seaman,tillerman,wheelman
naysayer,denier,refuser,disdainer,rejecter,rejector,defeatist
not far off,into the vicinity,close to being,next-door,close-by,contiguous,in the vicinity,neighbourhood of,within reach of,within a mile of,a stone's throw from,not far away from,come close,approximate on,lean towards
near-sighted,myopic,blinkered,insular,unobjective
uncluttered,shipshape and Bristol fashion,dialect trig,neat as a pin,dinky,unblended,copperplate,calligraphic,A,A-okay,spiffy tidy up,trig
necessarily,inevitably,axiomatically,irresistibly,automatically,like it,willy-nilly,perforce,of necessity,by definition
of the utmost importance,top-priority,high-priority,life-and-death,life-or-death
indispensability,unavoidability,needfulness,inexorability,pauperism,neediness
be in want of,have need of,have occasion for,desperate straits,impecuniousness,beggary
supererogatory,de trop,pleonastic naturally,it goes without saying
underprivileged,below the poverty level,on the way to the poorhouse,in reduced circumstances,on the breadline,on the dole,dead broke,on welfare,on relief
dissentious,disputing,adversarial,adversative,nullifying,annulling,neutralizing,negating,refusing,denying,gainsaying,opposing negatively,'No'
be inattentive to,cold-shoulder,fail in,let slide,be remiss about,lose sight of,slighting,neglectfulness,inadvertence,laxity,slackness
inattentiveness,forgetfulness,oscitance
mediation,bargaining,parleying,coming to terms
vicinity,vicinage,purlieus,confines approximately,in the ballpark of,in the region of,getting on for,within an eyelash of,as near as dammit to
neologism,neoterism,coinage,neology,nonce-word,portmanteau word
crust annoy,upset tension,fretfulness,the whim-whams
on tenterhooks,on a tightrope,flappable,in a stew,in a sweat,in a flap,on pins,needles,strung out
roost,perch,eyrie,aerie,snuggery
cuddle up,snuggle up,curl up,nuzzle up
grid-work,fretwork,sifter,nett,net profit,after deductions,after taxes,take-home,criss-cross,jungle
neuter,asexual,sexless,epicene,capon
non-belligerent,non-combatant,non-allied,achromatic,ecru
never,at no time,not ever,not at any time,on no occasion,under no circumstances,not in a million years,not till hell freezes over,not in any way,not in the least,not in any degree,not under any condition
late-model,unheard of,revitalized,reborn,rejuvenated,changed,altered,redone,restored,redesigned,remodelled,budding,uncharted,unexplored,untrodden
press release,newscast,news broadcast,news programme,good copy,front-page news,hot item
- pleasantly,pleasingly,enjoyably,gratifyingly,satisfyingly
police station,make off with,collar depart
Cimmerian dark,shades of night,tenebrosity,tenebrousness,tenebriousness,evensong,edge of night,end of day,vespers all the time,round-the-clock,ceaselessly
nightly,every night,each night,night after night,nocturnal,bedtime,nights,after dark,after sunset,nocturnally
frustrating,Kafkaesque,scary love,Cricket duck,goose-egg
nimble-footed,nimble-witted,ready-witted
blue blood the gentry,the ‚lite,the aristocracy,the upper crust,the ruling classes,the Establishment,the Four Hundred
noblewoman,gentlewoman,blue blood,titled,self-sacrificing
no one,not anyone,no person
say yes,doze off,be careless
shivaree,caterwauling,blasting,bawling,alarms,alarums,excursions,ruction,disturbance circulate
noiseless,dampened,damped,soundless
in name only,self-styled,soi-disant,professed,would-be,represented,proposed,propositional
designee,selectee,appointee,assignee
non-believer,doubting Thomas,doubter
playing it safe,precautionary,precautional,precautious,playing it cool,playing it,one's cards close to the chest
non-cooperation,uncooperativeness,unresponsiveness
nondescript,unclassifiable,unclassified,undistinctive
no-nonsense,unfrivolous,non-trivial,untrivial
non-partizan,non-committed,sitting on the fence,mugwump
gammon,double Dutch,a load of old cobblers,capering,buffoonery
day in,day out,tirelessly
hours,noontide,noonday
curiously,oddly,strangely,shockingly,stunningly,meaningfully
indent,gouge gain,mark up
sawtoothed,crenellated,crenate,serriform,pinked,scalloped,dentate,denticulated,dentiform,piece of correspondence,fan letter,love-letter,billet doux,bread-and-butter letter,thank-you note,scholium,eisegesis,shoulder-note,treasury note,promissory note,demand note,bank draft,note of hand,high rank,key jottings,impressions,rough draft,give thought to,put on record,put in writing
give attention to,take heed of,give heed to,commentary warn
in the face of,although,even though,despite the fact that
novella,novelette,best-seller,blockbuster
at present,at the present time,at this very moment,these days,nowadays,today,in these times,at the moment,in this day,in the present circumstances,in the present climate,things being what they are,contemporarily,any more,any longer,for the nonce,straight away occasionally,from time to time,at times,on occasion,sometimes,once in a while,every now,randomly,once in a blue moon
knop,sum and substance,main issue
thorn in the flesh,bur under the saddle,pain in the butt,tormentor,tormenter
integer,covey,hundred,thousand,million,billion,slues
angel of mercy,Florence Nightingale,sister,keep alive,wet-nurse,suckle,breast-feed
nutritive,life-giving,alimentary,nutrimental,O
oar,paddle,scull,oarsman,oarswoman,sculler,rower,paddler
oasis,fertile patch,watering-hole,safe harbour,sanctum
sworn statement,troth,blasphemous language
dutifulness,agreeability,subservience
knuckle under to,give way to,surrender to,bend to,accept orders from
obituary,necrology,death notice,necrologue,obit
protest to,raise objections to,be against,draw the line at,remonstrate over
demurral,demurrer,remonstrance
slanted,aslant,inclining,angled,angling,canted,canting,banked,cambered,tilted,atilt,circumlocutionary,sidelong
oblivion,nothingness,nihility,anonymity,limbo,obliviousness
Cimmerian,umbral,befogged,little-known,obfuscate
duskiness,faintness,blurriness,nebulousness ,ingloriousness,inconspicuousness,namelessness
observing,obeying,adhering,recognizing,heeding,watching
regardful,shrewd obedient to,compliant with,respectful of,heedfulof,conformist to,adherent to
be heedful of,check over,perceive comment on,make reference to,keep holy
haunting,harassing,possessing
out of fashion,out-dated,superseded
obstinacy,obstinateness,stubbornness,persistency,mulishness,pigheadedness,wilfulness,contrariness,perverseness,cantankerousness,recalcitrance,rebelliousness,contumacy,contumaciousness,refractoriness,intractability,intransigence,pertinaciousness,obduracy,bloody-mindedness
rumbustious,out of control,roisterous
make impassable,bring to a standstill,stand in the way of
checking,hindering,impeding,limiting,slowing
come into the possession of,one's hands on,take possession of,be in force,be in vogue,be prevalent,be established,be customary
thrust oneself forward,impose oneself,force oneself
rounded,unpointed,mentally retarded,lumpish
much in evidence,unhidden,bald-faced,self-explanatory
shrouded,alchemical,unexplained,transcendental,mystic the supernatural,the unknown,the black arts,arcana,cabbala,cabala,kabbala,cabbalism,cabalism,kabbalism
lessee,leaseholder,renter,indweller,addressee
occupancy,appropriation,take-over
garrison,ensconced,situated in,situate oneself in,be settled in,settle in,take up residence in,make one's home in,move in,be located in,hold someone's attention
manifest itself,turn up dawn on,suggest itself to,cross someone's mind,enter someone's head,be brought to someone's attention
ocean,deep blue sea,bounding main,high seas,the depths,the drink flood,gobs,zillions
untypical,rum,kookie,part-time,unpaired
unnaturalness,curiousness,outlandishness,extraordinariness,queerness,anomalousness,kinkiness,fish out of water,odd bird,crotchet chances,distinction at variance,at daggers drawn,at cross purposes,at each other's throats,in opposition,on bad terms,not in keeping,differing oddments,bits and pieces,particles,shreds,snippets,sods
off work,below par,cancelled,situated,supplied
malefaction,error incur displeasure,create annoyance,evoke indignation,put someone down take umbrage,feel displeasure,be angered
hurt someone's feelings,give offence,disgruntle,put someone's back up,put someone's nose out of joint,step on someone's toes,put someone out,turn someone's stomach,turn someone off
put on the market,put up for sale,present oneself,come forward
extemporaneously,informally,on the spur of the moment,in passing,en passant,cursorily
workplace,offices,shtick indulgence
public official,public servant,office-bearer,political appointee,government agent,apparatchik,officer of the law,catchpole,lawman,peace officer,G-man,T-Man,gendarme,narc,Old Bill,tec
accredited,licensed,endorsed,recognized
in many cases,instances,on numerous occasions,day in and day out,oft
make eyes at,give someone the glad eye,give someone the once-over,make sheep's eyes at,oeillade
Minotaur,Cyclops,Gorgon,Caliban,sadist
lubricant,grease,lubricator,lubricate
pomatum,petrolatum,cream ',not great,in good condition,green light to,give the thumbs up,the nod to,well enough
past one's prime,full of years,getting on in years,old-time,out-moded,dusty,well-established
prophetic,vaticinal,predictive,augural,mantic,sibyllic,premonitory,foretelling,foretokening
on a former occasion,in olden days,in the good old days,some time ago,ages,aeons ago,in days of yore,one time,on one occasion,a single time finally,for good occasionally,at intervals,if ever,at any time a immediately,in the twinkling of an eye,in no time at all,before you can turn around,in a trice,in two shakes of a lamb's tail b together,at the same time,simultaneously,at a stroke,in the same instant,in the same breath,at one go,at a go,in one go
unified,at one,in unison,a particular,a certain,a given,a specific,a person,an individual,a man,a woman,anybody,anyone,limerick
inequitable,unequalized,unilateral,exclusionary
at worst,no greater than,on the contrary
slush,goo,guck,glop
opacity,opaqueness,impermeability,impenetrability,unintelligibility,mystification,denseness
opaline,iridescent,nacreous
obfuscated,non-transparent,untransparent,non-translucent,dunderheaded,dunderpated
ajar,gaping,unlocked,unbarred,unbolted,unlatched,unclosed,unsealed,unwrapped,unincumbered,unenclosed,unsheltered,unagreed,unsigned,unclinched,unestablished,pending,unscheduled,unbooked,unspoken for,unpromised,wide open,roomy,treeless,uncrowded,unfenced,ice-free,untaken receptive,unfolded,unfortified,into operation,put the show on the road,kick off,unbar,uncork,unseal,unwrap,unobstruct
toe,foot in the door,look-in,vernissage,start-off,start-up
flagrantly,unabashedly,unashamedly,boldly,audaciously,flauntingly,outspokenly
day-to-day business,transaction action,exercise functioning,craftswoman,artisan,machinist,private dick,shamus,espionage,intelligence agent,counter-espionage,counter-intelligence agent,counter-spy,undercover agent,FBI,CIA agent,company man,member of the firm
train driver,manipulator,practitioner,machinator,manoeuvrer,finagler,wise guy,wheeler-dealer
counter-attack,set against,play off against,set off against,contrary to,at variance with,antithetical to,hostile to,inimical to,opposite to
tyrannize over,trample underfoot,ride roughshod over
taskmistress,iron hand,torturer
optimum,most favourable,optimal
optional,discretionary,discretional,elective,uncoerced,unforced,non-compulsory,uncompulsory,non-mandatory,unmandatory,non-requisite,unrequisite
made of money,on velvet,in velvet
reader and adviser,Nostradamus,divination,divine utterance
oral,spoken,said,uttered,voiced,vocal,vocalized,enunciated,word-of-mouth,viva voce
public speaking,speech-making,way with words,command of the language,gift of the gab
systemization,symmetry,tidiness,hierarchy,pecking order,purchase order,knighthood a neat,shipshape,arranged b fitting,needed so that,with the aim,purpose that,to the end that to,for the purpose of a disordered,non-sequential,out of sequence,non-alphabetical,in disorder b unseemly,not cricket c out of commission,non-functional,also kelter,gone haywire,gone phut,send away for,apply for
in good order,systematized,systemized,adjutant,nurse's aide,batman,candystriper
organ,house organ,semi-annual,hebdomadal
biological,biotic,structural,coordinated,integrated
assembling,systematizing,codifying
Saturnalia,Dionysia,splurge
east,oriental,eastern,feel one's way,get one's bearings
bearings,familiarization,assimilation,acclimatization
provenance,provenience,inauguration parentage
starting,underived,queer fish
from the beginning,at  first,from the first,to begin with,from the outset,from day one
beautification,tchotchke,accessorize
adorning,garnishing,embellishing
exhibitionism,showing off,flaunting,window-dressing
if not,else,under other circumstances,in another situation,differently,in another manner
outdoors,into the open air,not at home,gone from,gone away from,absent from,into public notice,out of the closet,in sight,minus,in default,out of pocket,out like a light,peripheral exhausted,completed,not allowed,not on,doused,unserviceable
blow-up,welling forth,upwelling,outflowing
persona non grata,leper,untouchable,evacuee
end result,after-effect,sequel,Medicine sequela usually,sequelae
protestation,clamouring,hooting,booing
outdoor,alfresco,open-air
departing,emeritus,withdrawing,extrovert
outlast,outlive,outwear
highwayman,footpad,picaroon,fugitive from justice,road-agent
footprint,overview,overall plan,rough out,plan out
brutality,malignity,evil-doing,do violence to
longest,the world at large,freelance,disinvolved
non-member,non-initiate,gatecrasher periphery,outer reaches,suburbs,exurbs,general area,fringes,faubourgs
outfox,out-think,outmanipulate,outplay,get the better,best of,make a monkey out of,something over on someone
outbalance,overbalance,overweigh,tip the scales,preponderate over,override,take precedence over
oval,egg-shaped,ovoid,ovate,oviform,obovoid,obovate,elliptical,ellipsoidal
on top of,atop of,upward of,over and above,over and beyond,on the other side of,during the course of,all through,done with,over with,as a remainder,as surplus,once again,once more,one more time,to the ground
lick,swept off one's feet,rendered helpless,at a loss for words
populous,over-populous,overpopulated,packed to the gunwales
carry to excess,be intemperate,overact,overreach,out-Herod Herod,do to death,lay it on with a trowel,do too much,bite off more than one can chew
overeat,stuff oneself,do the gavage,pig out
jut out,bulge out,project out,loom out,extend out,hang out over
gain on,draw ahead of,catch up with,get ahead of,rebuild,reconditioning,overhauling,refurbishing,rebuilding,renovation,servicing,mending,fixing up
high up,upper basic,fixed costs,operating costs,expenses,disbursements,running costs,expenditures,costs of doing business
lap over,shingle,imbricate,strobilate,flies,imbrication
fail to notice,let ride,shut one's eyes to,pretend not to notice,take no notice of,let bygones be bygones,front on to,give upon,afford a view of,have as a vista
make too much of,exaggerate the worth,value of,attach too much importance to,overprize,assess too highly
overreact,make much ado about nothing,make too much of something,lose all,one's sense of proportion,blow up out of all proportion
throw into,leave the shade,steal the limelight from,take all the pleasure from,put a damper on,take the enjoyment out of
draw level,even with,catch unprepared
unhorse,deposing,ousting,unseating,toppling,overturning,quashing,crushing
up-end,turn topsy-turvy,unthrone
flood over,knock off one's feet,pins,knock for six
overexert,overstrain,overuse,overexertion
all a-twitter,overexcited,over-stimulated,strung up,all worked up
owe,be in debt to,be indebted to,be beholden to because of,thanks to,as a result of,resulting from,due to
backpack,knapsack,rucksack,haversack,kitbag,duffle,duffel bag,deck package,tamp stop,call it a day,chuck dismiss,bundle off,hustle off,order off,send someone about his,her business a get,store b quit,conk out,have had it
filled to the gunwales,up to there,groaning,wall-to-wall
writing-pad,note-pad,memo pad,block of paper,jotter,upholster expand
folio,verso,recto,paginate,page-boy,foot-boy,bellman,bellhop,used of an adult bellboy,summon forth,send for
hurting,achy,nociceptive,afflictive
disagreeably,unpleasantly,sadly,woefully,lamentably,ruefully,unhappily
decorate make merry,go out on the town,live it up,go on a pub-crawl,step out,booze it up
two of a kind,set of two,matched set,dyad,twins,doublet,tandem,pair off,join in wedlock,in holy matrimony
amigo,classmate,buddy associate with,become friendly,friends with,become on friendly,intimate terms with,spend time together
palatial home,manor house,country estate,palazzo,villa
carry-on,prating,prattling,palavering,nattering,jawing,wittering,round table,shoot the breeze,yackety-yack,sit down together,confabulate
ashy,whitish,whey-faced,anaemic,peaky,peakish,peaked,paling,confines improper,anathema
depressing air,cold water,wet blanket bore
saucepan,frying-pan,skillet,casserole,trash succeed,eventuate
confusion satisfy,pimp,panderer,procurer,White slaver,flesh-pedlar,flesh-peddler,flesh-pedler,ponce,mack
be terrified,terror-struck,lose one's nerve,lose one's bottle
panic-struck,horrified,aghast,besides oneself with fear,scared stiff,horror-struck,horror-stricken,scared out of one's wits,appalled,in a cold sweat,scared shitless,shitting green
huff and puff,breathe hard,wheeze crave,be dying for,give one's eye-teeth,right arm for In men's drawers,small-clothes,smalls,drawers,underpants,boxer shorts,trunks,undershorts,Y-fronts,briefs,women's knickers,camiknickers,panties,bloomers,pantalettes,tights,pantihose,undies,In US breeks,knickers,cut-offs
sheet a documents,legal papers,ownership papers,identification b docket,files,archives,stationery,letterhead,writing-paper,letter-paper,notepaper,foolscap,scratch paper,wrapping paper,gift-wrapping,gift-wrap,manuscript,MS,ms,autograph,holograph,typescript,hang wallpaper
par,standard above average,prime average,par value a below average,scratch b ill,not very well,not oneself,not in good,the best shape,not up to snuff all right,up to scratch
ostentatious display,pedestrian way,mall,esplanade,pass in review
City of God,heavenly kingdom,Promised Land,Celestial City,New Jerusalem,Hesperides,Isles,Islands of the Blessed,land of Goshen,Land of Beulah
proportional,pari passu,mutatis mutandis,in proportion,cotemporary,cotemporaneous,homologue,complementarity,equipoise,equate to,be likened to,correlate to,iterate,keep pace with,be accompanied by,jibe with
amorist,gigolo,cicisbeo,fancy man
rephrasing,rewording,restatement,rewriting,rehash,paraphrasis,restate
plat,set apportion,divvy up
dry out,exsiccate,scorch,bake
shave off,decorticate,excoriate reduce,slash back
parent,procreator,begetter,foster-parent,stepmother,stepfather,facetiousmater
park,greens,parkland,woodland,car park,parking-lot
talks,huddle Houses of Parliament,House of Lords,House of Commons,Westminster,the House,Mother of Parliaments,Upper,Lower House
parliamentary,procedural,according to Roberts Rules of Order
neck of the woods,unit mostly,in most cases,instances partly,partially,relatively,somewhat by,as for,as far as someone is concerned,in support of participate in,join in,take a hand in,contribute to ,put asunder give up,fractional,limited share in,take a part in,enter in,into a receive,have a share,share b evoke,have the quality of
not total,discriminatory in favour of,having a soft spot,weakness for,having a liking,predilection for,having a fondness for,feeling an attraction,affinity to,finding enjoyment in
partly,in part,to a limited,a certain extent,not totally,restrictedly,incompletely,up to a given,certain point
participator,partaker,sharer,prime mover participating,partaking,sharing take part in,share in,become associated with
item-by-item,picky detail,minutia,fine point,information particularly
splitting,sundering,cleaving,saying goodbye,going away,making one's adieus,adieux,valediction,deathbed
freedom fighter,resistance fighter,factional,tendentious,sectarian
allotting,distributing,meting out,doling out,rationing out,sharing out,dividing up,handing,passing out,divvying up,room divider,dividing wall,separator,split up divide,wall off,screen off,fence off
social gathering,cocktail,dinner party,soir‚e,saturnalia,at-home,rave-up,bust-up,partisans,adherents,approver,ratifier,seconder,signer,signatory,co-signatory,co-signer
parvenu,parvenue,upstart,arriviste,nouveau riche,social climber,intrusive proceed,move past,move onwards,pay no heed,qualify in,pass muster in,come through,overshoot,hand round,Sports hand off,go by the board,blow over go by,urinate befall,come off a die,turn up one's toes b vanish,end See,above a be taken for,be mistaken for,be regarded as,be accepted as b impersonate,go as,be disguised as,disguise oneself as,assume the guise of,masquerade as,assume the role of,act like,pretend to be,play evaporate,be emitted a proceed,progress b bequeath,give a faint,keel over b distribute,hand out See,above reject,col,cwm,ca¤on,couloir,free pass,complimentary ticket,twofer,Annie Oakley,indecent overture,advances,indecent proposal,fly-by,hand-off
traversal,crossing,canto,stanza,thoroughfare,arrangements,facilities,visa,adoption,endorsing,legitimatization,legitimization,legalization,constitutionalization,ordainment,transaction aperture
rider,voyager,commuter
disappearing,glancing by the way,vanishment ardour,zestfulness,vivaciousness,zealotry,unquenchable thirst,insatiable hunger,heart's desire,dream-girl,dream-boy pain,martyrdom
non-aggressive,ovine,lamblike,cow-like,unresisting,unassertive,resigned,long-suffering,excuse-me-for-living,unasserted
password,watchword,shibboleth,open sesame
over and done with,gone and forgotten,dead and buried,sometime,heretofore,times gone by,old times,olden times,former times,good old days,days of old,days beyond recall
georgic,agricultural,agrarian,idyll,eclogue
caress congratulate,small piece,patty,patty commendation,honeyed words,flawlessly,off pat,appositely,relevantly
tatter,darn,cover fix up,knock together,up settle,bring to terms,bury the hatchet,call a truce
pasticcio,also hodgepodge,crazy quilt
certificate of invention,letters patent,copyright,service mark
patriarchal,patrilineal,patrilinear,patriclinous,patroclinous,patriclinal,patroclinal,patriclinic,patroclinic,patrilateral,patrimonial
paternity,fatherhood,fathership,patrilineage
footpath,pathway,tow-path,walkway,footway,trajectory,game plan
imperturbability,even temper,unflappability,indefatigability,stoicism
patriot,loyalist,flag-waver,jingo,chauvinist
rounds,policing,patrolling,protecting,guarding,defending,walk a beat,make the rounds,keep guard,keep vigil
patroness,guardian angel,sympathizer,patronizer
financing,trading,condescension,stooping,deigning,political patronage,granting of indulgences,spoils system
treat condescendingly,talk down to,treat as an inferior,bring trade to,transact business with,purchase from,shop at,be a customer,client of
pitter-patter,pit-a-pat,spattering,tattoo,ratatat,tap-tap,sales talk,gabbling,cackling,gabbing,rattle on
macadamize,tarmac,asphalt,tile,surface prepare,smooth the way for,open the door for,make easy,easier for
mortgage,hypothecate,pignorate,hock,bail
pay up,prove profitable,yield a return,be advantageous,produce results,settle accounts with,even the score,a score,get revenge on,avenge oneself for,treat in kind,even a score,exact one's pound of flesh from,make someone pay for,suffer the consequences,get one's just deserts,undergo punishment for,be punished for,earn money,pay off a recompense,reimburse b bribe,give someone a bribe,a rebate,give someone a kickback,slip someone something a distribute,disburse b disburse,New Zealand kick in with,cough up,up c release,slacken off on d See,take-home pay
final reckoning,blood-money,hush money
peace of mind,peaceableness,harmoniousness,peacetime,cease-fire,armistice,truce,dovish,peace-loving,unbelligerent,unwarlike,non-warring,non-combative
reconciler,propitiator,placater,pacificator,peacemonger
mountain top,visor,reach a climax
pearl-like,perlaceous,mother-of-pearl
countryman,countrywoman,farm worker,peon,fellah,muzhik,mouzhik,mujik,Historical esne,hind,bog-trotter,rube,poor white trash
one of a kind,rum typical of,characterized by,natural to,distinctive of,restricted to,specific to,limited to,individual to,personal to,special to,unique to,seen,observed only in,local to,native to,indigenous to,Typography arbitrary
didactic,donnish,pedagogic,pedantical,preachy,professorial,overscrupulous,chop-logic
plinth,socle,dado glorify
walker,stroller,ambler,footslogger,as dull as ditch-water,dishwater,walking,strolling,on foot
saleswoman,salesperson,colporteur,peddler,chapman,cheapjack
squint at,squinny at,keek,have a gander at,look-see skin,strip off,flake off,descale,do a striptease take off,peeling
duchess,marquess,marchioness,countess,viscountess,baroness,peep through
dowel,thole,thole-pin,clothes-peg,hook ready-made,ready-to-wear,stock humble,set by,control by,limit by,cast work away at,persevere at,at it,keep at it,stick to,stay with,plug away at,beaver away at,peck away at
pepper,strafe,lay about,work over beat,rain cats,dogs,bucket down,rain pitchforks hurry
writing instrument,fountain-pen,ball-point pen,trade mark Biro,put on paper,commit to paper,commit to writing,scribble,scrawl,indite,hutch,corral enclose
penal,correctional,disciplinary
self-punishment,self-mortification,penitence pay,wear sackcloth,a hair-shirt
pendant,tassel,lavaliere,medallion,locket,necklace,riviere,ear-drop,tear-drop,carcanet
waiting for,depending on,until,'til,till such time as,unconfirmed,in the balance
pendent,dangling,pensile,swaying,undulating,undulatory,oscillatory
bore into,seep through,percolate through,sink in,be absorbed,be understood,become clear,soak in,seep in,gain insight into
penitence,regretfulness,ruefulness
calligraphy,fine Italian,Italic hand,longhand,chirography
labarum,nautical jack,yachting burgee,vexillum
old-age pension,social security,golden handshake cause to retire,superannuate,put out to pasture
pensioner,retiree,senior citizen,OAP = 'old-age pensioner',golden-ager,wrinkly
pent-up,bottled-up,corked-up,held in,held back,curbed
hard up persons,individuals,men,males,females,living souls,bodies,forebears Public,often proles,the rabble,ragtag,bobtail,admass
vim and vigour,zing stimulate,breathe some life into
transfuse,transude,filtrate
fully realized,just right,made-to-order,right on,-carat,bring to perfection
flawlessness,faultlessness,transcendence,idealization
purist,pedant,precisian,precisionist,stickler
impeccably,inimitably,sublimely,exquisitely,Dialect right
bringing off,effectuation,carrying-on,playing
performer,artiste,trouper
parfum,eau-de-Cologne,toilet water,nose
it is possible that,as the case may be,it may be
serial,semi-monthly,bi-monthly,hebdomadary
tangential,circumferential,perimetric
spread throughout,seep throughout,soak through
pardonable,excusable,venial,kosher
assenting,non-constraining,non-restrictive,libertarian allow,passport
straight up,down at right angles to,degrees to
arcaneness,impenetrableness,unfathomability
douceur,token of appreciation,lagniappe,lagnappe
victimization,hectoring,badgering,harrying
tirelessness,obdurateness,stick-to-it-iveness persist,keep at,be steadfast,stand fast,remain determined,be tenacious,be tireless,show determination,be plucky,be patient,demonstrate patience,remain dogged,pursue doggedly,be intransigent,stop at nothing,stick with,stick it out persevere,be persistent,work hard at
mortal physically,personally,myself,yourself,himself,herself,ourselves,yourselves,themselves,in the flesh
personalized,monogrammed,initialled,individualized,signed
in one's own view,for one's part,for oneself,as far as one is concerned,from one's own viewpoint,from where one stands,as one sees it,as for oneself,as an individual,as a person,in private
be the embodiment of,humanize,personalize
perspiration,wetness,sweating,sudor,diaphoresis
inducing,persuading,religious conviction,school of thought
malapert,big-mouthed,wise-guy,wise-assed,nimble concern,have reference,relation to,be appropriate to,be fitting for,have bearing on
pervading,omnipresent,ubiquitous,permeating,permeative
misdirection,sidetracking,unnatural act,deviance,deviancy
gadfly,heckler,thorn in one's flesh,Yiddish nudge,noodge,nudzh,nudnik
grate on someone's nerves,try someone's patience,give someone the needle,give someone a hard,bad time
indulged,also smoodge,ill temper,bad mood
also nought,fade out,dwindle into nothing
ossify,fossilize,turn to stone
of no account,no big deal,tuppenny-halfpenny
wraith,revenant,eidolon,phantasma,chimaera
Pharisaic,pietistical,formalistic,Tartuffian
dissembler,pietist,formalist,canter,Pecksniff
pharmacologist,Rather,pharmaceutical chemist,posologist,pill pusher,pill roller
pharmacy,chemist's shop,drugstore,druggist's,pharmaceutics,pharmacopoeia
slant gradually introduce,work in,incorporate ease out,gradually eliminate
Boeotian,vulgarian,Babbitt,untutored,anti-intellectual
metaphysics,epistemology,metaphysical philosophy,rationalism,aesthetics,values,Weltanschauung,world-view,cool-headedness
pseud,paper-hanger pix,take a picture of,paparazzi,photographist
noun phrase,verb phrase,prepositional phrase,adverbial phrase,adjectival phrase,word-group,collocation,idiomatic expression,collocution,colloquialism,manner of speaking,modus loquendi,modus scribendi,speech habit,choice of words,syntax
somatic,medical man,diplomate,navy surgeon
bodily structure,built select,hand-pick,decide upon,screen out,sift out,stir up a criticize,quibble at,nag at,niggle at,bother b nibble at,peck at shoot down,kill bully,torment b discern,discriminate a raise up,heft,take up b gather,take up c tidy up,clean up d acquire,become acquainted with,get the hang of e acquire,get f improve,make a comeback g accelerate,speed up h arrest,pull in,nick i call for,give a lift,ride to,go to get j meet,introduce oneself to,strike up an acquaintance with,make advances to k catch
stanchion,demonstrator,striker,picquet,vedette,vidette,vedette boat
picnic,garden party,fete champetre,meal alfresco,clam-bake,cookout,piece of cake,walk-over,lead-pipe cinch difficult,tough luck,tough going,a pain in the neck,tough sledding
exact likeness,exact replica,perfect example inform,advise fully,fill someone in,see in the mind's eye
short story,music,musical number,chessman,chess-piece,chequer,draughtsman fall apart,be shattered,be disturbed,crack up smashed,in smithereens,smashed similar,similarly constituted,of the same sort,parcel of the same thing,in keeping snap,breeze scolding,rap over,on the knuckles,what for,bawling-out,chewing-out share,quota have one's say,express one's opinion,say what is on one's mind,get a load off one's mind,chest assemble
by degrees,in bits,by fits,starts,disjointedly,into fragments
landing stage,floating dock,Technically inaccurate dock
poke into,punch through,tunnel into,affect keenly
wad abundance,bundles stack up,cumulate enter,get in,crowd in,pack in,flood in,jam in,crush in,jump in,into exaggerate a get in,crowd on,jump on,onto b attack,overwhelm leave,down from,exit accumulate,bristles
pilgrim,hajji,hadji,haji,Medieval history palmer,crusader
hajj,hadj,holy expedition
capsule,bolus,pellet,pilule,cough drop,pastille,lozenge,troche
rapine,marauding,brigandage,piracy,freebooting,buccaneering,banditry,vandalization,levelling,stripping
pilaster,atlas,caryatid,tower of strength
aviator,aviatrix,airman,airwoman,aeronaut,wheelsman
pimple,papula,blackhead,comedo,plouk,plook,whitehead
drawing-pin,push-pin,stickpin,tie-pin,scarf-pin,tie tack,clip a force,pressure b define,lay one's finger on,zero in on,focus on c confine,hold down,tie down,constrain blame,lay at someone's door pliers,nippers,tweezers
nick scrimp,delicate situation,crunch at one's best,in the best of health,in top form,rose,rose-coloured,pinkish,flesh-coloured,salmon-coloured,serrate,scallop
pathfinder,frontiersman,frontierswoman,trail-blazer,explorer,early settler,ground-breaker,innovator,trend-setter,pacemaker,pace-setter,take the first step,lay the groundwork,put in motion,blaze the trail,be a prime mover,get the ball rolling
tube,hose,conveyor,briar,meerschaum,corn-cob,calabash,clay pipe,water-pipe,hookah,narghile,chibouk,chibouque,peace-pipe,pipe of peace,calumet,Irish briar,hubble-bubble,bong,pan-pipe,boatswain's pipe,tooter,wind instrument,woodwind,tootle,skirl,get a load of become quieter,make less noise,shush up,belt up,shut up speak up,raise one's voice,make oneself heard
channel on the way,under way,in the works,cooking,in work
buccaneer,sea rover,corsair,privateer,freebooter,sea-robber,filibuster,plagiarist,plagiarizer,infringer,poach
pistol,gun,handgun,revolver,shooting-iron,gat,Saturday-night special,heater,roscoe
mine-shaft,pothole,crater awful,the worst,gouge match
Cricket bowl,bung,fall headlong,nautical toss about,go head over heels,go keel over truck,pitchpole,pitchpoll contribute,chip in a attack,lash out at,tear into,jump down someone's throat,jump on b attack,light into,sail into,tear into determine,tar,bitumen
pittance,chicken-feed,small potatoes
eaten away,corroded,eroded,pock-marked,pierced,perforated
commiseration,condolence,damned shame,sad thing,sacrilege,sympathize,feel for,feel sorry for,have compassion,tenderness for
pintle,gudgeon,spindle,fulcrum,be contingent,revolve around
locus,part of the country,hamlet,Rather residence,stead,lieu,position succeed,go up in the world,strike it rich,make a splash,hit pay dirt,luck out a fitting,good form b in situ,in the right,correct position,all set,okay awkward,misplaced humble,cut down to size,take down a peg or two happen
stationing,locating,arraying,emplacement,emplacing
plagiarism,plagiarizing,plagiary,pirating,appropriating,usurpation,infringing,Euphemistic borrowing,lifting,cribbing
in black,ordinary-looking,prairie,veld,veldt,campo,llano,steppe,champaign,campagna,moorland,plateau,flatland,downland,wold
level surface,jet plane,skid
herb,bush,shrub,tree,vine,foundry,undercover,secret agent,bed out
planter,flowerpot,cache-pot
plaster,bedaub,superimpose
mouldable,shapable,shapeable,fictile,clayey
platter,trencher,plating,laminate
tableland,highland,mesa,levelling off
dais,podium,rostrum,party line
serving dish,server,salver,tray
amuse oneself,have a good time,disport oneself,be occupied in,contend in,occupy oneself in,pit oneself against,perform upon,put cooperate,play one's part,be a party to b manipulate,jolly along a fool around,monkey about,about b dally,be unfaithful,womanize,play the field pretend,affect cooperate,work hand in glove,play along improvise,wing it belittle,de-emphasize delay,stall for time,drag one's feet use,trade on,impose on behave,act a stress,build up b act up,cause trouble,malfunction,go on the blink,fritz,be wonky curry favour with,brown-nose a toy with,treat cavalierly,lightly,think nothing of,amuse oneself with b consider,toy with,not treat seriously c mess with,coverage
athlete,sportswoman,sportsman,jock,especially bettor,musician,instrumentalist
pretext request,cry for,pray for,supplicate for request of
blue-collar,lower-class,peasant-like,non-U,common man,commoner,woman in the street,any,woman on the Clapham omnibus,pleb,prole
earnest money,toast,give one's word of honour,vouch,drink to,drink someone's health
fine state of affairs trudge along,stomp,galumph labour,grind away,grub on,plug along
story line,chain of events,parcel of land
stout-heartedness,tear away,tug at,pull at,catch at,clutch at,vellicate
stopper,stopple,cork,quid,pigtail,cavendish,PR,hype stop up,seal off,beat the drum for
plumb-bob,vertically,perpendicularly
steatopygous,hippy,well-upholstered,plunk,plop support,campaign for,without warning,all of a sudden
vandalism,vandalizing,prizes
plus,and,added to,increased by,with the addition of,with an increment of,coupled with,together with
pouch,help oneself to,walk off
poet,poetess,versifier,metrist,lyricist,lyrist,versemaker,sonneteer,elegist,rhymester,rimester,rhymer,rimer,poetaster
poetic,elegiac,dithyrambic,Parnassian,Hippocrenian
poetry,versification,metrical composition,metrics,poesy
prong,sharp end,specifics pointer,piece of advice,something,property irrelevant,inconsequential in reference to,with respect to make an effort to,place emphasis on,go out of one's way to,stress relevant,apposite indicate,train a designate,identify b say,remind emphasize
needle-shaped,spiky,acuminate,cuspidate,aciform,acicular,aciculiform,aculeous,apiculate,spiculate,mucroniform,mucronulate,mucronated,muricate,hebetate
toxin,mephitis,evil influence,envenom
nose about,stick one's nose into,snoop tease
Arctic,Antarctic,diametric,antipodal
mast,flag-pole,flagstaff,jackstaff,beanpole,hop-pole,extreme everywhere,leaving no stone unturned,throughout the world,the length,breadth of the land,everyplace very,completely different,worlds apart,at opposite extremes,at opposite ends of the earth
constabulary,policemen,policewomen,police officers,boys in blue,the long arm of the law,the cops,the gendarmes,the coppers,the fuzz,the Old Bill,the heat
police constable,PC,WPC,patrolwoman,rozzer,Historical peeler,fuzz ball
gloss refine,emend a conclude,finish b kill,take for a ride c dispose of,wolf down study,swot up on
politician,legislator,lawmaker,statesman,stateswoman,Member of Parliament,MP,civil servant,senator,congressman,congresswoman,assembly-man,assembly-woman,selectman,politico,political boss,machine politician,ward-heeler,wirepuller
politics,public affairs,political science,civics,civil affairs,wirepulling
polluting,fouling,befouling,soiling,spoiling,tainting,staining,dirtying,blighting,poisoning
muse over,meditate upon,excogitate
pond,lake,tarn,lagoon,swimming-pool,leisure pool,wading pool,paddling pool,natatorium,stakes,reserves,jackpot
poor as a church-mouse,financially embarrassed,under par,jinxed,hapless
incompetently,inexpertly,crudely,unprofessionally
go off visit,drop in,nip in,bug out,cola,fizzy drink,lemonade,soda pop
commonalty,commoners,peasantry,common folk,working class
well-received,well-liked,popularized
lionization,hero- worship,trendiness
inhabitants,residents,natives,denizens,citizens
heavily populated,peopled,packed study,spiracle
porous,spongelike,permeable,pervious,penetrable
baggage carrier,airports skycap,railways redcap,concierge,janitor,door-keeper,doorman,gatekeeper,tiler
portico,porch,veranda,verandah,gallery,colonnade,galilee
put portray,profess to be,pass for,attitudinize,put on airs,predicate,attitudinizing
poseur,posturer,masquerader,attitudinizer
uncontested,confirming,upbeat
be possessed,in possession of,be blessed,endowed with,be born,take control of,enthral have,be held,dominated by,be imbued,permeated,affected with acquire,gain possession of
driven,dominated,ridden,haunted,pressed,eaten up
ownership,colony,protectorate belongings,worldly goods,things seize,possess oneself of
plausibility,admissibility opportunity,potentiality
God willing,Deo volente,if possible,mayhap,under any circumstances,by any means
newel,pylon,hang up
postal service,list inform,fill someone in on
Nautical aft,latter,ensuing,Yiddish tokus
successors,heirs,progeny = 'pretty damned quick'
post-mortem,autopsy,necropsy,Monday-morning quarterbacking
cauldron,cook-pot,stewpot,kettle,beer belly,spare tyre
embryonic,unrealized,the right stuff,what it takes
dabble in,fool with,footle around
pottery,earthenware,ceramics,terracotta,crockery,stoneware,porcelain,delftware
Dialect poke spring on,jump at,take by surprise,unawares
work over,give someone the works,a pasting,palpitate instil,din into,drill into,drub into,hammer into,beat into rid
spew out,come down in buckets,by the bucketful,rain pitchforks,sally forth
make a moue,pull a long face,long face
talc run away,levigate,coat capacity,prerogative activity,active ingredients,electrical,atomic energy,fuel government,incumbents
useable,common-sensical,applied,hands-on
very nearly,realistically,matter-of-factly,rationally,sensibly
technic,practising,office practically,in real life inexperienced,unaccustomed,rusty
practiced,rehearsed,schooled
song of praise,hosanna,pay tribute to,give thanks to
blither,go on and on,maunder,run on,shoot off one's mouth,blathering,blethering,gibbering,tattling,twittering,rattling on,going on,maundering,jibber-jabbering,twattle,clack,running off at the mouth,fiddle-faddle,crock of shit
obsecration,praying,divine service,orison
deliver a sermon,evangelize,spread the Word,the Gospel
hanging in the balance,hanging by a thread,Damoclean
proceed before,pave the way for,antecede,predate
above-mentioned,above-stated,above-named
chichi,alembicated,cutesy
precipitation,showers,rainfall,snowfall,sleet
on the nail,on the nose,exactingly,rigorously,punctiliously,minutely,inflexibly,in every way
exactitude,rigour,literalism,unerringness,rigorousness,fastidiousness,scrupulousness,explicitness
preconception,prejudgement,predetermination,presupposition,preconceived notion
predacious,predaceous,carnivorous,preying,raptorial,robbing,piratical,vulturine,usurious
predestination,foreordainment,foreordination
foregone,preplanned,pre-set
predominance,predominancy,transcendency,the upper hand,the whip hand,the edge
transcendant,prevalent dominate,preponderate,have the upper hand,hold sway,overrule,peerlessness,inimitability
plume,prettify,prink,doll up
like better,be inclined,take a fancy to
jaundiced eye,jaundice,cronyism,apartheid,Jim Crowism,male chauvinism
forerunning,prodromal,prodromic,overture introduction,front matter,prodromus,prodrome
unready,too early,too soon,overhasty
over-hastily,at half-cock,half-cocked
PM,head of state,chancellor,top-ranking,highest-ranking
freebie,appreciation a scarce,hard to come by,scarce as hen's teeth,thin on the ground b costly
lost in thought,cogitating,meditating,reflecting,contemplating,pondering,ruminating,distrait,out of it a groundwork,preparing,measures,proceedings b plans,readying,grooming,gearing up,prep,prepping,drawing up,draughting,composing,getting ready,studying,cramming,swotting
preparative,rudimentary before,in preparation for
make provisions for,lay the groundwork for,make fit,steel
treated,processed,modified,oven-ready,microwave-ready,microwavable,ready-to-eat
proximity,nearness,adjacency,propinquity,manifestness,shade aplomb
propinquitous,accounted for right,for the present,Non-Standard presently,at this point in time the time being,the moment,the hour,the nonce,this juncture,our times,this point in time,put on show,confer on
up to par,the mark,fit to be seen
proffering,presenting,conferral,conferring,visuals
after a short time,after a while,a time,before long,in a moment,a minute,a while,Non-Standard now
kipper,freeze-dry,vacuum-pack,embalm,mummify conserves,jelly,confiture,marmalade,game reserve
exert pressure,weigh on,put through a mangle,hold close,take in one's arms,throw one's arms about,crowding,stress a newspapers,the papers,Fleet Street,the fourth estate,the media,the wire,news services,television,radio b newspaper people,newspapermen,newspaperwomen,newsmen,newswomen,reporters,correspondents,gentlemen of the press,journalists,commentators,leader-writers,editorial writers,news-hounds,journos
compression,squeezing,compressing,demands,exigencies,problems,apply pressure on,turn the heat on,put the screws on
in all likelihood,most likely,on the face of it,all things considered
take the liberty,be so presumptuous as,make so bold as,have the audacity,go so far as,venture encroach on,take liberties with
claimant,seeker claims,pretences,aspirations,ambitions
nice-looking,easy on the eyes,unbelievably,incredibly
win out,achieve a victory,prove superior,gain mastery,be the order of the day persuade
prevalency,commonness,ubiquitousness,ubiquity,pervasiveness,omnipresence
preventing,obviation,forestalling,avoiding,prohibiting,banning,interdicting,tabooing,enjoining,proscribing,foiling,obstructing,interception,intercepting,aborting,thwarting,warding,fending,staving off,balking,baulking,curbing,restraining,hampering,inhibiting,delaying,retardation,retarding
preventive,preventative,inhibitive,inhibitory,prophylactic,anticipative,counteractive,countermeasure,counter-agent,inoculum,inoculant,vaccine,serum
preview,advance showing,private showing
before-mentioned,aforesaid,early previously to,antecedent to
theretofore,thitherto,in days of old,a while ago
mug a live off,feed on,seize b victimize,flimflam c oppress
bur,tine,prickliness
brambly,spiny,briery,spinous,setose,acanthoid,aciculate,aculeate,crawly,nettlesome
proudness,overweeningness,smugness,uppitiness,gem be proud of,take pride in
priestess,woman of God,minister of the Gospel,servant of God,abbot,abbess
prig,prude,school-ma'm,puritan,Mrs Grundy,Grundyite,Grundyist,stuffed shirt
Mrs Grundyish,pr‚cieux,pr‚cieuse,prissy,old-maidish,stuffed-shirt
predominately,in the first instance,ab initio
germinal,springtime,best years
get all dolled up,get all tarted up,put on one's glad rags,fig out,gussy up,get all gussied up,dude up
starring,vice-chancellor,working capital,capital funds,cash reserves,leading role
basic assumption,model philosophy,ethic,sense of honour,conscience on principle
ex,whilom before,previously to
penal institution,house of correction,correctional institution,house of detention,guardhouse,remand centre,detention centre,remand home,community home,CHE = 'community home with education on the premises',bridewell,poky
lifer,old lag,ticket-of-leave man,three-time loser
privacy,seclusion,solitude,isolation,reclusiveness,reclusion,solitariness,monasticism,secretiveness,clandestineness,confidentiality,surreptitiousness,covertness
top secret,off the record,not for publication,non-public,sneaking,seclusive,ungregarious,non-gregarious,uncommunicative,private soldier,infantryman,foot-soldier,enlisted man,Tommy,Tommy Atkins,squaddie,GI Joe,secretively,sneakingly,surreptitiously,covertly
entitled,empowered,admitted,enfranchised,chartered,hush-hush aware of,in on,sharing in,apprised of,advised about,informed on,hip to,hep to,outdoor toilet,latrine,crapper,shithouse
pickings,prizewinning,rate highly
hornet's nest,pretty pickle,facer,puzzler,mind-boggler,tough nut to crack,emotionally upset
questioned,doubted,disputed
plan of action,SOP = 'standard operating procedure',drill go,move on,move along,press on,forge ahead,pick up where one left off result from,arise from,come from,derive from,be derived from,grow from,begin with,from profits,box office
accomplishment a transactions,reports,acta b events,doings,celebrations,performances
cavalcade,motorcade,march past
proclaiming,announcing,declaring,heralding,making known,bruiting about
act evasively,play for time,be undecided
also flesh-peddler,whoremaster,madam,procuress
intemperateness,profuseness,luxuriance
cyclopean,dumbfounding,dumfounding
extrude,vegetables,greengrocery
processor,grower,in Britain director,auteur,regisseur,Canada entrepreneur,financial manager,organizer
fallout,artefact,artifact,commodity
producing,manufacturing,forging,in Britain artistry,staging,Canada display,radio show
unsanctified,unconsecrated,non-religious,non-sacred,unsacred,non-kosher,unprintable
cursing,curse-words,swearing,swear-words,four-letter words
soi-disante,confessed,declared
side-view,biographical,character sketch,limn gross,also nett,gravy,be of profit to,of advantage,improve take advantage of,turn to advantage,make good use of,capitalize on,make the most of,cash in on,make a killing,make a bundle,a packet
profiteer,exploiter,blackmarketeer
carnality,libertinism,eroticism
vice-ridden,dissipative,sodomite,sensualist
involvedness,indecipherability,incomprehensibility,incomprehensibleness,scholarliness,insightfulness,knowledgeableness,knowledgeability
daughters,fry,sprouts
agenda,menu,bill of fare,curriculum,television play,events,activities
going forward,ripening,encouragement under way,occurring,at work,being done,go forwards
movement forward,gaining headway,ascension,intensification
disallowing,outlawing,outlawry
prohibitive,suppressive,prohibitory
stand out,poke out,beetle out
flange,outcropping,mapping,mapping out
boulevard,saunter,perambulate
outcrop,arete,extrusion,outshoot
eye-catching,salient,protuberant,protruding,protrusive,projecting,jutting out,excrescent,bulging
non-selective,unconscientious,unfussy,unfastidious,intermixed,intermingled
solemn word of honour,take an oath,commit oneself,cross one's heart and hope to die,give indication of,show signs of,be in store for,appear likely,be on the cards,be in the cards,bid fair
kick upstairs,talk up,speak for
espousal,public relations,selling,soft sell,plugging,media hype,affiche,publicity release,hoarding,billboard,puff piece,poop sheet
punctual,alacritous,put someone up to something,talk someone into something,feed lines to
expeditiously,with celerity,with alacrity
face down,procumbent,decumbent,accumbent
agitprop,Newspeak,rumours,lies,whoop-de-do,whoop-de-doo
respective,strictly speaking,in the strictest,narrowest sense,on its,someone's own
fortune-telling,soothsaying,crystal-gazing
prophetess,forecaster,vaticinator,of doom Cassandra
divinatory,sibylline,fatidic,vatic
propitiatory,pacifying,appeasing,placative,propitiative,pacificatory,placatory,obeisant
proposer,subscriber,espouser,pleader
comparative relation,cut size,measurements
make an indecent,sexual advance,make a pass at
landholder,deed-holder,licensee
properness,advisability,proper form,mannerliness the social graces,the amenities,the civilities,the formalities,social convention,the social conventions,social procedure,codes,accepted practice
bring to trial,take to court,bring suit,action against,put in the dock,follow up
seascape,likelihood future,hopes,opportunities in sight,in the wind,projected,on the table,in the cards explore
grow rich,make one's fortune,make one's pile
lady of the night,loose woman,demi-mondaine,cocotte,fille de joie,painted woman,woman of ill repute,camp-follower,catamite,hetaera,hetaira,courtesan,courtezan,rent-boy,toy boy,boy toy,quean,cotquean,working girl,chippy,chippie,roundheels degrade
whoredom,harlotry,the oldest profession,Mrs Warren's profession,streetwalking,profanation,desecration,devaluation,corruption lie down,fall to,on one's knees,truckle,abase oneself,bring low,make helpless,brought,felled,brought down,brought to one's knees,disarmed,shagged out,pooped out
also genuflexion,kneeling,salaaming,paralysis
anti-hero,anti-heroine,leading character,title role,standard-bearer
ever-changing,polymorphous,polymorphic,kaleidoscopic
defensive,preservative,shielding,sheltering
bitch unwillingly,involuntarily,take issue with,kick against
thrust out,start from,exsert,bag out,belly out,of the eyes pop
gibbous,jutting,bulbous,tumescent,tumid,extrusive,extruding,beetling,overhanging,prominent pleased with,satisfied with,contented with,glad about,happy with,delighted with,elated with
fix up with provision,state look after,attend to arrange for,forearm,get ready for,take precautions,take measures
timely provided that,on the condition that,if only,only if,as long as,with the proviso that,in case,with the understanding that
dependency,dependancy,area of responsibility,worry outlying districts,exurbia,hicksville
backwoods,parish pump,small-town,hick-town,country cousin,out-of-towner
provincialism,dialectalism,localism,regionalism,insularity,parochialism,narrowness,unsophisticatedness,lack of awareness
providing,catering,victualling,provisioning,purveyance,purveying,equipping,fitting out,outfitting,steps supplies,stores,stocks,drinkables,potables
provisionary,pro tem,conditional,provisory,stipulatory,probationary
plaguing,infuriating,angering,incensing,maddening,enraging
prowess,valiance,lion-heartedness
scavenge,range over,cover lurking,slinking about,tracking
prudery,prudishness,priggishness,puritanicalness,puritanism,squeamishness,Grundyism,primness,stuffiness,old-maidishness,precisianism
ferret about,be inquisitive,stick one's nose in,be nosy
pseudonym,nom de plume,nom de guerre,alias,pen-name,stage name
divine spark,anima,inner man,Philosophy pneuma
psychic,psychical,psychological,psychogenic,extrasensory,telepathic,telekinetic,spiritualistic,supermundane,spiritualist,mind-reader,telepathist,seeress,astrologer
psychology,mental make-up,thought processes,emotions,reasoning sick,looney,luny,having bats in one's belfry,paranoid,paranoiac,bedlamite
alehouse,lounge bar,gin-palace,barrelhouse
pubescence,sexual maturity,juvenescence,nubility
societal,viewable,unshrouded,infamous Public,Mr,Mrs Average,also clientage,supporters,buyers,consumers,purchasers,portion publicly
publicizing,reporting,bimonthly,biweekly,hebdomedary,semi-weekly
ruck,pleating,shirring,ruckle,wrinkling,crinkling
suck,drag inflate,swell up
pugilism,boxing,prizefighting,the manly art of self-defence,fisticuffs,the boxing,fight game
pugilist,battler,scrapper,slugger,pug
pukkah,perfectly done,first class
pluck pluck out,snatch out,rip out,remove tear,rip up,pull asunder,wrench apart,strain attract,capture pull to pieces,slam withdraw,draw ahead of a withdraw,shrink away,back from,start b withdraw,back out a demolish,wreck b draw,earn c lower,humiliate hope,be enthusiastic for,be supportive of,cheer for,root for a drive up,reach b arrest,bust a detach,wrench off,away b accomplish,perform recover,get a grip on oneself,get over it,snap out of it,buck up a uproot,withdraw b withdraw,do a moonlight flit c leave,take off d withdraw,relinquish tease,have on,ridicule use influence,use pull,pull wires survive,some affliction,live a stop,come to a standstill b uproot,eradicate c draw even,pulling power,inhalation
soft part,pap,pomace
pulsing,drumming,thudding,reverberating,palpitation,palpitating,vibrating
give someone the third degree pump dry,siphon out a inflate,puff out,up b excite,enthuse c intensify
upper-cut,haymaker,ginger,awl,bodkin,perforator
flat tyre,perforating,holing,punching
take to task,teach someone a lesson,give a lesson to,throw the book at,rap someone's knuckles,slap someone's wrist,call on the carpet,take it out on someone,turn over one's knee,crucify,electrocute,send to the gas chamber
chastising,castigating,disciplining,punitive measures,sentencing,just deserts,jailing,also gaoling,lashing,flogging,scourging,spanking,caning,birching,paddling,excommunication,electrocution,quartering,thrashing
castigatory,retributive,punitory,retaliatory
of little,no account,not much cop,weakly
pup,puppy,whelp,whippersnapper,cub,jackanapes
hand puppet,finger-puppet,glove puppet,string puppet,yes-man front man
buying,purchasing,securing
simon-pure,-karat,pasteurized,sterilized,unbesmirched,unmarred,maidenly,academical,highly principled,like Caesar's wife
pure-bred,full-blooded,pedigreed
purgative,laxative,cathartic,aperient,depurative,evacuant,diuretic,abstergent
scour out,sweep away,rout out,clearing out,routing out,weeding out,rooting out,defenestration
blue-stocking,dogmatist,die-hard
moralist,religionist,hard-line
pureness,spotlessness,cleanness,cleanliness,innocuousness,harmlessness,chasteness,decorousness,blamelessness,sinlessness
deliberateness,benefit a purposely,by design,designedly,wittingly b especially
money-bag,Dialect poke,woman's handbag,pocketbook,dollars,Mammon,almighty dollar,dosh,pucker up
hunt after,take off after,on with,dedicate oneself to,be intent on,be bent upon,seek the hand of,set one's cap for,press one's suit with,pay suit,one's addresses to,chase after
running after,tracing,trailing,running down,dogging,shadowing,tailing,striving after,only specialty,life-work
hype intimidate,coerce reject,distance oneself from a shove off,sail away,off b leave,beat it move onwards,onward force,railroad be dead and buried,be six feet under,strike dismissal,a pink slip
doddle,soft touch,easy prey
be evasive,evade the issue,be noncommittal,sit on the fence,blow hot
cause to experience,set before,fix broadcast,around make clear,make something,oneself understood,communicate set,pay no heed to,push aside,shrug off lay aside,stow,bank b jail,institutionalize,send up d consume,gourmandize return,restore a record,make a note,notation of b depose,quell c ascribe,attribute d kill,do away with e abash,a notch,dismiss f take for,regard g belittle,contemn a propose,advance b grow,flower c begin,start d promulgate,make public a propose,recommend b suggest,announce a insert,introduce b spend,devote c make a apply for,petition for b seek,file a postpone,put back,table b dismiss,brush off c dismay,rattle d repel,nauseate e leave,set off a don,dress oneself in,get dressed in,slip into b assume,make a show of c add,gain d stage,perform e tease,have on a inconvenience,put on the spot b annoy,bug c snuff out,smother d exert,exercise e publish,release release,spare a put,relate fool someone,deceive someone,mislead someone,trick someone,hoodwink someone a carry out,pull off b process,follow up on c connect,hook up a erect,fabricate b accommodate,billet c preserve,pickle d contribute,offer as collateral,post e contribute,invest f increase,elevate h offer,place on the market incite,instigate tolerate
secretly preconceived,plotted,preconcerted
put-upon,imposed upon,inconvenienced,taken advantage of
stump study,on solve,crack the code,brain-teaser
shudder,earthquake,tremor,temblor,trembler,tremblor,seismical activity,seism fitness
fourth,three-month period,three months,ninety days,thirteen weeks,fifteen minutes,phase of the moon,quadrature,pity living quarters,barracks,cantonment,casern,caserne
trimonthly,three-monthly,every three months,every ninety days,every thirteen weeks,four times a year
render null,overwhelm as if,as it were,almost so to speak
queen consort,queen mother,queen dowager,beauty queen,movie queen,leading light,cynosure
fey,unexampled,slightly ill,mess of,gum up the works
voyage of discovery,hunt seek after,search after
proposition beyond the shadow of a doubt,without question,assuredly question,have doubts,suspicions about,cast doubt,suspicion on a under discussion,consideration b questionable,open to debate unthinkable,beyond consideration,give someone the third degree,into question,cast doubt upon
chop logic,bandy words,pettifog,splitting hairs,paltering
with dispatch,on the double,with all speed,very soon
soundlessness,noiselessness,quietness,quietude,repose quiet down
quietly,silently,soundlessly,noiselessly,inaudibly,in silence,softly,in hushed tones,in whispers,mildly,modestly,humbly,demurely,unostentatiously,unobtrusively,unassumingly,sedately
discharged,rid of,released from,exempt from
asking,market price,fixed price
gang masses,vermin,the great unwashed
foot-race,horse-race,rallye,flume,mill-race,raceway,spillway,track horse-races,dog-races,the dogs,the track,the turf,racecourse,race meeting,racetrack,step lively,hop to it,hare
racial,genealogical,ethnological
scaffold,hat-rack,hatstand,coat-rack,tenter,hat-tree,tear at,lash at
Elizabethan theatre alarums,organized crime,illegal activity
mettled,salty,sex-oriented
anarchist,communist,Bolshevik,Bolshevist,pinko
receiver,portable radio,crystal set,wireless,transistor,ghetto-blaster,tranny,trannie,boom box
Dialect clout,journal Facetious clothes,duds garment-industry,clothing business,fashion industry a converse,chat b argue
little lost lamb,babe in the wood,scarecrow
high dudgeon,hysterics,the latest,newest thing,run amok,be like one possessed,be beside oneself with anger,have a tantrum,foam at the mouth,have kittens,work oneself up into a lather,get all worked up,flip one's top,roof,be ready for a strait-jacket,throw a wobbly,flip one's wig,go ape,do a slow burn,have a conniption fit
torn,ripped,frayed,patched,ravelled,beat-up,nicked,ridged
ragman,rag-dealer,rag-picker,scrap dealer,rag-and-bone man,junk dealer,junkman
handrail,foot-rail,towel-rail,banisters,balustrade,baluster,fence by train,by railway,also railroad vituperate,become abusive
haul up,run up,jack up,originate utter,elate scrape together,comb,graze collect,make coin money,make money hand-over-fist,coin it in sift out,eliminate search,rummage through,pick through,over with a fine-toothed comb,rifle through b revive,resurrect,recall gather,scrape up,drag together
mass meeting,revival,turn for the better,renewal bring,make a comeback
wander off,maunder babble,walkabout
circumlocutional,straggling,sprawling,straggly,wayfaring
out of hand,running wild,in control,holding sway,in full sway
earthwork,breastwork,parados,gabion
reeking to high heaven,ill-smelling,miasmal,miasmatical
resentfulness,venomousness,vindictiveness,vengefulness,bad feeling
unordered,hit-or-miss randomly,fortuitously,serendipitously,arbitrarily,every once in a while,indefinitely,adventitiously,unpremeditatedly
on heat,in heat,in oestrus,in estrus,in rut,rutting,at stud
radius,tier,kitchen range,cooking- stove,cooker,trade mark Aga,cook-stove,run the gamut
high birth,peerage,sequence soldiers,have standing,reeky,reeking
perorate,deliver oneself of a tirade,turgidity
insatiate,wolfish,wolflike,lupine
ravishment,defloration,deflowering,sexual assault,despoilment,abduction,carrying-off,kidnapping,snatching,assault sexually,force to submit to sexual intercourse,have one's way with,spoliate
speediness,promptitude,immediateness,instantaneousness
briskly,at the speed of light,double-quick,like one possessed,at a gallop,tantivy,like blazes,in less than no time,in a flash,right off the bat
far between,seldom encountered,met with,in a class by itself,underdone,undercooked,bleue,saignante
rarefied,diluted,cliquish
on occasions,scarcely ever,almost never
scratching,stridulation,jar upon,grate upon,wear on,gride
proportion rank,evaluation in any case,have a claim to
ratiocinative,of sound mind,all there
make plausible,make allowances,excuses for,reason away,explain away,reason out,apply logic to,ratiocinate
hurtle recite,reel off,call off chatter,rale,rƒle,crackling,death-rattle,sistrum,noise-maker
rattletrap,flivver,rattler,tin Lizzie,Model T
caterwaul,raise hell praise,rhapsodize over,gush over,enthusiastic reception
uncooked,untreated,unmollified,straightforward naked
bulldoze hold out,end up at,land at,make it to,make contact with,go as far as,climb to,rise to,run to,across to,register with,reach into the mind of,carry weight with
feedback,repulsion,reprisal,revenge
blimpish,South African verkrampte,Colonel Blimp
deliver assign to,impute to,infer from,assume from,presume from,conclude from
easy to understand,easily understood,easy to read
charitably,in no time,on short notice
in readiness,in proper shape,in condition,psyched up,in danger of,on the point of,convenient money,wherewithal a waiting,in position,psych up
genuineness,authenticity,Aristotelianism entelechy
make real,make a reality,be aware of,become conscious,appreciative of,cotton on to
palatinate,duchy,dukedom
ream,drill out,bore out
back part,hind part,Nautical stern,tail end,fag-end,tag end,Babytalk
why and wherefore,sanity,saneness,rationalization because of,owing to,by virtue of,due to reasonable,think rationally,use one's judgement,use one's head,put two,two together argue with,debate with
restore confidence to,put someone's mind at rest,put someone at ease,settle someone's doubts
rise up defy,revolutionist,insurrrectionist,mutineer,resister
rebirth,renaissance,renascence,renewal,reawakening,resurgence,revitalization,resurrection,regeneration,rejuvenation,new beginning,reincarnation,metempsychosis,palingenesis
send someone to Coventry,put someone down,brush someone off,tell someone where to go,get off,tell someone where to get lost,freeze someone out,give someone the brush
give someone a piece of one's mind,tell someone off,tell someone where to get off,blow someone up,give someone a wigging,give someone the business,blowing up
knock the bottom out of,shoot down,blow sky-high
think back to,reminisce over,call back,take back,remembering,recision
recapitulate,go over again,recap
move back,become more distant,less likely
sales receipt,register receipt,sales slip,proof of purchase,arrival income
take into one's possession,give entr‚e,notified of
breathing-spell,vacation innermost reaches,corners,secret places,penetralia
hare-brained calculate,tally up,total up,be of the opinion,guess count on,bank on a settle accounts with,think about b take into account
reclaim,salvage,regenerate
lie down,lie back,lean back,sprawl
know again,give recognition to,show gratitude,pay respect,do homage
mention favourably,tout,make attractive
bring back together,reunite,resolve differences between,restore harmony between,make peace between,make compatible
conciliation,appeasement,pacification,placation,reconcilement,d‚tente,reunion
scouting,reconnoitring,recce
make a notation of,best performance,track record,deeds,LP = 'long playing',/,EP = 'extended play',maxisingle,compact disc,CD,gramophone record,phonograph record,platter confidentially,in confidence,unofficially,sub rosa,record-breaking
make back again,retake,recapture,return to health,regain one's strength,be on the mend,get back on one's feet,pull through
bettering,pick-up,retrieval,recouping,repossession,retaking,reclamation
counter-accusation,countercharge,blaming
flat on one's back,reposing,leaning back
occur again,reoccur,come back again,reappear
returning,reoccurring,reappearing
buy back,repurchase,cash in,collect on,restore to favour,reinstate,make good on,keep faith with,be faithful to
red-handed,in the very act,in flagrante delicto,with one's hand in the till,with one's hand in the cookie-jar
scented,savoury reminiscent of,evocative of,remindful of,having the earmarks,hallmark of
lose weight,slim down,trim down,slenderize,Medicine set,reset
reek,smell to high heaven,pong
pitch list,rattle off,read off,call off,run over allude to,speak of,direct to,commit look at,have recourse to,confer with,apply to mean
urbaneness,finickiness,refining,purification,filtration
throw back,evidence think about,muse about,ponder about,meditate about,cogitate about,examine result in,end in
reflexion,deliberating,cerebration
meliorate,revolutionize,mend one's ways,turn over a new leaf,go straight,perestroika,reorganization
Formerly Borstal,reformatory keep from,reprise
freshen up,bring back to life,breathe new life into,reanimate,restock
like a breath of fresh air,revitalizing,thirst-quenching,slaking nourishment,drinks,snacks,titbits,resuscitation
give something the thumbs down,turn thumbs down on,not allow,cast-offs
stare at,believe to be,pay heed,mind best wishes
pertaining to,in re,Dialect anenst despite,heedless of,Non-Standard irregardless
daybook,ledger,cash register,money box,cash-box,log in sink in,become apparent to,come home to
repent,feel remorse for,be remorseful over,feel upset,never forgive oneself,cry over repentance,pangs of conscience,dolour refusal,non-acceptance,non-consent
hourly,even-sided,equal-sided,equilateral,equal-angled,equiangular,well-regulated,career conventional,ruly,steady customer
spew up,of birds of prey cast,barf
re-establish,re-educate,rehab
reshuffle,reuse,redoing,rearrangement,reshuffling
dry run,run-through,read-through,dress rehearsal,undress rehearsal
occupy the throne,become prevalent,become rampant,become universal
brake control,helm check,pull back on
buttressing,shoring up,bracing reserves,auxiliaries
will not hear of,say no to,her,their way,the brush
relapse,slip back,recidivate,go back,revert,become worse,backsliding,going back,lapsing,reversion,reverting,regression,regressing,retrogression,retrogressing,recidivism
coordinate with,bear upon,have reference to,to be in,en rapport with,empathize,be in tune with,be hip to,be turned on to
linked,interconnected,interrelated,interdependent
interconnection,interdependence,blood relative,in-law,family member,recapitulation concerning,in the matter,subject of,Dialect anenst a sexual intercourse,criminal conversation,carnal knowledge b dealings,links,associations
apropos comparative,dependent on,reliant on,conditioned by,attendant on,provisional on,appurtenant to,ancillary to
loosen up,put one's feet up,unbend,unwind,calm down,cool down,quiet down,stay calm,cool it
R 'rest,relaxation',easing up,alleviation,letting up
come out with,unloosing,emancipating,manumitting,salvation
come round,be merciful,show pity,show mercy
easing,easement,assuagement,bas-relief,basso-rilievo 'low relief',mezzo-rilievo 'medium relief',alto-rilievo 'high relief',locum tenens
stand in for,take over for,sub for
careful depend on,have confidence in,certain of
stay behind,stay put,be there,persevere a leavings,vestiges,traces,oddments,ends b body
left over,extant,surviving,unconsumed
cause to remember,jog the memory,put in mind of
mnemonic,refresher,prompt remember,think back,look back,turn one's mind,thoughts back,hark back,return anecdotes,reflections,memoirs recalling,redolent of,comparable with
removing,taking away,bumping off,transferral,throwing over,dethroning,dethronement,house-moving
resumption,new dawn,new birth
renege,Cards revoke,go back on,back out,break one's promise
restart,take up again,recommence,reopen,replenish,reaffirm,reconfirm,reassert
put back in,into working order,revamping
return the favour,settle up with,give back
rerun,rebroadcast,replay,encore
recurrently,repetitively,repetitiously
drive back,keep at bay,arm's length,turn one's stomach,make one's skin crawl,give one the creeps,turn one off
feel contrition,be sorry,feel remorse,feel remorseful,show penitence
repertory,repertoire,stockpile reiterations,duplications,redundancies,repeats,tautologies,echoing,repeating,duplicating,rereading,relisting,rerunning
refill,provide full of,filled up with,well provided,well stocked with,chock-full of,jam-packed with,brim-full with,gorged with,stuffed with,up to the eyes,ears in,up to here,there in,up to the old wazoo in,lousy with,up to the arse in,ass in
write-up,gunshot,gunfire,write up,clock in,report in investigate
newswriter,lady of the fourth estate,news-presenter,photojournalist,cameraman,camerawoman
act for present oneself,depict oneself,set oneself forth,assume the guise,characterize as
Councillor,Congressman,Assemblyman,Assemblywoman,rep
talking-to,ticking-off,slap on the wrist,slating,flay alive,give a dressing-down,give someone a row,tell someone a thing,pin someone's ears back
rumoured,deemed,held,regarded,viewed,looked on,judged,believed
press for,be lacking,be missing,be short of
retaliate for,avenge,pay back for,give tit for tat for
investigating,delving,digging,fact-finding,scrutinization,experiment with
be like,bear a resemblance to,smack of,have all the hallmarks,earmarks of
feel embittered,bitter about,feel envious,jealous of,have hard feelings about,be displeased,disgruntled at,be angry about
holding back,withholding,reticence
hold over,contract for store,taciturnity,guardedness,standoffishness,detachment auxiliary,reinforcements,fudging ready,on call,as backup
in residence,residing,staying,home-owner
turn over reconcile oneself to,become resigned,reconciled to,adjust oneself to,adapt oneself to,acclimate oneself to,submit oneself to
abdication,resigning,forgoing,relinquishment,acclimation
be proof against,hold the line against,last against
defences underground,freedom fighters,guerilla movement,guerrillas,guerillas,irregulars,Maquis,resisters
uncooperative impervious to,impenetrable to,repellent to,proof against
relentlessness,inflexibleness,unshakeability,unshakability,immutableness,solving,disentanglement,distinguishability
decide change into,convert into,alter into,transmute into,metamorphose into,be converted into,dissolve into,break down into,liquefy into,disintegrate into,reduce to,See resolution
spa,watering-place,remedy have recourse to,look to,repair to,hang out in
ring out,boom out,re-echo,thunder initiative,guts capital
property regards,think highly,well of,show consideration,be considerate,courteous to
not inconsiderable,good-sized,not insignificant
retort be responsive to,be affected,touched by
chargeable,decision-making,directorial,front-office
coffee break,dozing,bracket stop,go to sleep,take one's repose,take to one's bed,take one's ease,be idle,idle about,take a nap,count sheep,have a zizz,take forty winks,doss down,hit the sack,hit the hay,sack out,be lodged,continue to be,keep on being
hyper,refurbishment,reconstruction,reconversion
hand back,give someone back,rekindle,retouch,touch up
bonds,bilboes,pinions,strait-jacket,self-discipline
job history,career description,prosopography,bio,vita
restore to life,raise from the dead,reincarnate
keep possession of,soak up,remain aware of,impress on the memory
pay back in kind,strike back at,take revenge on,settle a score with,give a Roland for an Oliver,give tit for tat,take an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth,give as good as one gets,give someone a taste of his,their own medicine,pay someone back in his,her own coin
attendants,hangers-on,groupies
aestivate,estivate,cloister oneself,give up working,be pensioned off,be put out to grass,take the golden handshake,be given the gold watch,go on social security,go on a pension,be superannuated,go out of circulation
hurl back,answer back,come back with
drawing back,giving ground,rustication,sanctum sanctorum,lose ground
retrospect,hindsight,reconsideration,afterthought,looking back
turn back,resurface,crop up again,show up again,put in an appearance again,pop up again,carry back,turn in,recurrence,reappearance,recrudescence,resurfacing,re-emergence,replacing,restoring,restitution yield,home-coming reciprocity
let on,leak out take delight in,luxuriate in,wallowin,crow about,push the boat out,have a rave
spitefulness,get even for,take revenge for,make reprisal for,exact retribution,repayment for settle a score,an old score with,their comeuppance
inverse,transpose,declare null,go backwards,backtrack,Nautical make sternway,wrong side,underside,flip side,B-side,tail side,vicissitude,d‚bacle
re-examine,reconsider,reassess,give one's opinion of,review article,reviewing,re-examination,rehashing,reassessment,rethinking,rethink,fly-past,flyover
editing,revising,reappraisal,reinterpretation,redaction,updating
regain consciousness,stir up again,reactivate
stomach-churning,inedible,icky,yucky
major change,sea change,gyration
side-arm,firearm,six-gun,six-shooter
put into different words,put another way,express differently,recast
rhapsodical,happy as a sandboy,happy as a pig in clover,sitting on top of the world,happy as a cow in clover,happy as a pig in shit
windiness,high-flown poppycock,wordiness,sesquipedality,verbosity,prolixity,long-windedness
stylistic,linguistic,for effect,sesquipedalian
cadency,timing,rhythmical pattern,Music downbeat,arsis
ribaldry,bawdiness,earthiness,raciness,scurrilousness,rankness,smuttiness
well provided for,the dough,the money,well-fixed abundant in,fertile in,fecund in,productive of,copious in,well supplied with,rife with,replete with,profuse in,fattening,creamy,side-splitting ridiculous,nonsensical wealth
luxuriously,elaborately,elegantly,condignly
unsecure deliver from,relieve of,free from,save banish,shrug off I am having a spot of bother trying to get rid of my old car
sit on,proceed on,be borne,carried,conveyed on,drive a horse,a bicycle,a motor cycle,spin a delude,bamboozle b kidnap and murder,snatch and rub out
deriding,gibing,razzing
strategic,preferable,right-hand,dextral,dexter,Nautical starboard,uprightness right side,Nautical starboard properly,to be just,to be fair,in fairness,in all honesty,to be honest,without hesitating,straight off,profitably,set upright,make right
complications,buncombe,meshugaas,mishegaas severity,inhospitableness,bleakness,inclemency,inclementness,literalness,stringency,rigorism,sternness
grommet,quoit,cestos,neckband,bracelet,armlet,torque,torc,laurel-wreath,Mechanics gland,bushing,also bush,washer,O-ring,Nautical thimble,Architecture,heraldry annulet,roundlet,Anatomy cingulum,rink,circus,bullring,Spanish plaza de toros,boxing ring,secret society,camorra,girt,ring-a-ding-ding,dialect knoll,give someone a ring,give someone a buzz,give someone a tinkle,get someone on the blower,give someone a jingle,pealing,sounding,resonating,jingling
rinse,wash up,irrigate,swill out,rinsing,bathing,ablution,flushing,irrigation,Medicine lavage,laving
rioting,riotous behaviour,anarchy,funny person,hilarious event,piece of business,laugh-riot,mount the barricades,take to the streets,cause a disturbance,go on the,a rampage,run riot
brawling,robustious,no-holds-barred
tear apart,be torn,cut apart a steal,promote b cheat
well-ripened,developed,fully aged,well-aged,reliable a timely,suitably advanced b ready
shoplifting,pinching,nicking,swiping,defrauding,con job,overcharging,exploitation,highway,daylight robbery
wavelet,ruffling,undulation,riffle,riffling,slight disturbance
be upstanding,begin the day,hit the deck,be elevated,mount rebel,kick over the traces,slope upwards,go uphill,improve one's lot,make something of oneself,be promoted,lifted,boosted,move upwards,snowball arise,be nurtured,be produced,be generated,be created,be engendered a arise,prove adequate to b come to get,be tempted by,upward slope,take-off provoke,impassion start
competitiveness,vying,feuding,differences burn,beck
roadway,high road,low road,alleyway,motorway,carriageway,turnpike,expressway,freeway,parkway,throughway,thruway,German Autobahn,Italian autostrada,French autoroute
growl,howl with laughter,snarling,growling
hijack,prey upon,roll deprive of,strip of,fleece of,bilk of,mulct of,euchre out of,rook out of,diddle out of,gyp out of,nobble of
pickpocket,shoplifter,safe-breaker,gentleman of the road,hold-up man,cracksman,rip-off artist,safe-cracker,safe-blower,stick-up man
burgling,hijacking,holding up,ripping-off,sticking-up
garment,cassock,caftan,muu-muu,surplice,bathrobe,dressing-gown,lounging robe,housecoat,kimono,house-dress,peignoir,French robe de chambre,costume costume,vesture,enrobe
boulder,outcropping a on ice b in a shambles,beyond repair c destitute,set someone back on his,their heels
sky-rocket,shoot up,rise rapidly,spiral upwards
pebbly,shingly,boulder-strewn
turn over and over,somersault,somerset,summersault,summerset,be carried,conveyed,billow,steal from flatten,grade turn over,spin furl,enshroud a arrive,pour in,flow in,show up b luxuriate in,wallow in,relish unroll,uncoil,uncurl,spool,cylinder,scroll,chronicles,Sports line-up,rolling,billowing,wave action,pitching,rocking,tossing,scone,croissant,bread-roll,bap
calender,windlass,rolling-pin,wringer,comber,breaker
affair of the heart,d'amour,dalliance,true love,thriller,horror story,ghost story,science fiction,Western,melodrama,gothic,Gothic,Gothick novel,love story,nostalgia,exoticism,white lie
dreamed-up,dreamt-up,fantasized,lovey-dovey,Don Quixote,sentimentalist
rootstock,rootstalk,tap root,rootlet,tuber,radix,radicle,radicel,rhizome,rhizomorph radically,totally origins,antecedents,predecessors,cradle become set,germinate,imbed,anchor uproot,exterminate b find,rootle,ferret,rummage,ransack cheer for,applaud for,urge on
firmly embedded,imbedded,implanted,instilled
string the routine,the procedure,one's way around,the ins,outs,the real situation,attach attract
ropy,ropey,stringy,viscid,thready,fibrous,hung-over
pulpit,lectern,reading-stand
roseate,reddish,cherry,cerise,ruby,rubicund,rose-red
be tainted,be ruined,rust
rotted,putrescing,festered,festering,overripe,rusted,disintegrating,falling to pieces,dirty-rotten
orbicular,globular,spherical,full-toned,pear-shaped,pleasingly plump
choppy,storm-tossed,roiled,ungentle,uncompleted,rough-and-ready,roughcast,unshaped,unworked,unwrought,ballpark unfair,brawler,outline sketch,block out beat up,lay on,brutally,brutishly
sternly,unsympathetically,inhumanly,mercilessly,unmercifully,ruthlessly,pitilessly,heartlessly,clumsily,rudely,awkwardly,primitively,maladroitly,heavy-handedly,inefficiently,unskilfully
hoop-shaped,hoop-like,ball-shaped,ball-like,spheroid,spheroidal,globe-shaped,globelike,globate,orb-shaped,orb-like,curvilinear,arched,bead cycle,spell beat,cartridge,single shot,encircle complete,a close,finish gather,of cattle,horses corral,orbiting,everywhere in,in the neighbourhood,general area of,in a circle,in perimeter,by a circular,circuitously
merry-go-round,carousel,carrousel,dialect whirligig,mini-roundabout,rotary,traffic circle
licking,shellacking,put to rout,trample,ribbons,seal the doom,the fate of,wipe the floor with,Hyperbolic sports jargon pulverize,make mincemeat of,skunk
rolling stone,gadabout,sojourner
hooliganism,troublemaking,unruliness
princess,peer royalty,nobles
royalty,queenship,kingship,royal house,royals
burnish apply,put emphasize,make an issue of,hammer away,dramatize expunge,eradicate affect,be transferred to,transmitted to,be passed on,along to,be imparted to murder,slay rub elbows with,chum around with annoy,get under one's,someone's skin,rub-down the,a catch,the,an obstacle,a difficulty
trash dreck,bilge-water,havers,a crock,a crock of shit,jump all over
rudimental,formative,seminal,vestigial,immature basics,first principles
smocking,ruching,unstring,psych out,get someone all shook up,muss up
dishonouring,defiling,corrupting,vitiating,seducing,gin,blue ruin,dotard,old fogy,fogey,old geezer,dodo debris,wreckage,reduce to nothing,bring to ruin,uglify,put the kibosh on,pauperize,reduce to penury,indigence violate
way things are generally,more often than not reign over,be in control,command of,be in power over,hand down a judgement,pronounce ban
nautical scuttlebutt,pass around,tell wrinkle,scrunch up
scud,tear along,put on some speed,hie,leg it,stir one's stumps,hump it,get the lead out of one's pants,skip out,head for the hills,lam out of somewhere,go on the lam,drift compete for,be a candidate for,coordinate operate,give someone a lift,smuggle,rustle,be effective,have force,come undone,ladder print,lithograph,lay out meet up with,bump into chase,set one's cap for go away,get lost philander,play the field associate with,consort with a trace,discover b criticize,pan c weaken,play itself out,peter out d strike,slam into,run over,collide with arrest,nick b duplicate,churn out a be exhausted,draw to a close,cease b finish,be exhausted,peter out use up,be out of desert,leave in the lurch,leave holding the baby b scan,thumb through,browse through,dip into,review c overflow,spill over,brim over,slosh over,transcend d rehearse,memorize a pierce,spit b squander,joyride,piste,paddock,Music roulade,cadenza,arpeggio,riff eventually,in due time,done a hastily,in haste,while under way,in a hurry,at speed,in a rush b on the loose,escaping,on the lam c running,retreating,the go diarrhoea,dysentery,Jocular tummy rot,Delhi belly,Aztec hop,turista,tourista,Mexican foxtrot,two-step,toothache,Montezuma's revenge,curse of Montezuma,Rangoon runs,Tokyo trots,Lambeth runs
truant,unsuppressed,driverless,riderless
rough idea,highlights,high points
sprinter,racer,jogger,hurdler,miler,dispatch-bearer,despatch-bearer,despatch-rider,creeper
make it snappy,go like a bat out of hell,harum-scarum,hurry-up,countrified,lumpen,country boy
sibilate,susurrate,rustling,swishing,sibilation
wheel-mark,treadmill,rat race
sac retire,go to bed,to sleep,kip down,sack out dismissal,heave-ho,the chop,the push
immolation,giving up,yielding up,offering up,Christian religion oblation,immolate,offer up
sacrificial,sacrificed,immolated,given up,atoning
befoulment,impiety,impiousness,secularization
alas,regrettably,deplorably,sad to relate,gloomily,morosely,mournfully,despondently,miserably,dejectedly,dismally,sombrely,lugubriously
unhurt,safe and sound,out of harm's way,risk-free,riskless,safe as the Bank of England,safe as houses,safely,safe-deposit,safety-deposit box
heroic legend,Edda,roman-fleuve
Nestor,Solomon,philosopher
go sailing,set sail,put out to sea,move lightly,canvas
sailor,seafarer,seafaring man,seagoing man,mariner,old salt,sea dog,bluejacket,shellback,yachtsman,yachtswoman,boatman,boatwoman,deck-hand,Jack Tar,Naval swab,swabbie
sale,vending,sales event,white sale,jumble sale,car-boot sale,rummage sale,garage sale,tag sale,yard sale,sellathon,sales marathon,transaction marked down,reduced in price on the market,in stock,on sale,on offer,on the block
saleslady,salesgirl,sales-clerk,shop-girl,shop assistant,counter-jumper
table salt,sodium chloride,sea salt,rock-salt,spiciness,zestiness,poignancy,Attic wit,Attic salt,dry humour,sarcasm cum grano salis,qualifiedly,qualifyingly,doubtfully,sceptically,suspiciously,reservedly,with reservations,pepper ',souse save up,sock away,saline,brackish,briny,kippered,marinated,corned
exact same,verbatim at the same time,still and all,despite the fact,that having been said,having said that,after all is said,just the same
sampling,sampler,cross-section,swatch
chapel,temple,house of worship,house of God,synagogue,mosque,pagoda,wildlife reserve,conservation area,national park
slaughterous,sanguineous,sanguinolent
vital juice,body fluid,right charlie,noddy,sap-head
acridity,acridness,poisonousness,maliciousness,irony,cynicism
satellite,moon,sputnik,acolyte,lieutenant,vassal
satiric,exaggerating,Hudibrastic
untamed,undomesticated,demoniac,wild man
come to someone's rescue,bail someone out,put by
redeeming,redemptory,redemptive,redemptional,compensating,extenuatory,economization,sparingness resources
friend in need,redeemer,knight errant
announce ',try to say,give the word deliver
authorization balance,dandruff,squama,scute,scutum,lamella,encrustation,incrustation,caking,tartar
graduation,escalade,prorate increase
scaly,imbricated,lamellar,laminar,lamellate,scutate,scabby,squamous,squamulose,squamosal,squamose,scurfy,furfuraceous
glance at,read over,leaf through,explore in depth
blot on the escutcheon,badge of infamy,skeleton in the cupboard,blot on one's copybook
definitely not,nowise,noway
give someone a shock,a fright,scare the life,the living daylights,the hell out of,scare out of one's wits,make one's hair stand on end,make one's flesh creep,give one goose bumps,goose-pimples,scare the bejesus out of,frighten the shit out of,scare shitless,scare shitty scrape together,scrounge up
floor plan,grand scheme,sequence of events,plot summary,shooting script
stage setting,disagreeable situation,prospect socialize,get around
agnosticism,mistrustfulness,distrustfulness
schematic,diagrammatical,charted,PERT chart
schismatical,separatist,breakaway
bookman,book-woman,woman of letters,undergraduate
highbrowed,ivory-towered,long-haired
educational institution,kindergarten,nursery school,grammar,high school,seminary,Alma Mater,boarding-school,day-school,public school,private school,State school,Lyceum,middle school,junior high school,devotees,votaries,disciples,school in,imbue with,infuse with
school-book,textbook,primer,grammar -book,reader,exercise book,notebook,copybook,hornbook,abecedarium
schoolteacher,schoolmaster,dominie
science,body of knowledge,body of laws
vivacious deride,rag Don't scoff,gorge oneself on,stuff oneself with,gollop
take someone to task,give someone what for,jump on someone,call someone to account,bring someone to book,let someone have it with both barrels,give someone a tongue-lashing,a talking-to,give someone a hard time,skin someone alive,have someone on the carpet,sail into someone,jump all over someone,amazon,tigress
ladle,dipper,bailer,latest news,poop bail,spoon gouge out,cut pick up,sweep up
tropical,broiling,excoriating
Archery nock,twenty dozens,hundreds,tens,hundreds of thousands,hordes,hosts,myriads,shoals,packs,coveys,bevies,flocks,armies,crowds,throngs,accompaniment,vocal score,sitting duck,cause get revenge,get an eye for an eye,give measure for measure,give someone a taste,a dose of his,get one's own back,slash gain,make a point,count for,be successful,make an impression,make a hit,succeed in seducing,get laid
contemptuousness,derisiveness,treat with,hold in contempt,have no use for,curl one's lip at
whale,torment reconnoitre,look about,around for,hunt about,cast around,about for,check about,around discover
Canadian,skedaddle mix up,scrummage
suggestion remnants,scrapings,discards,rejections,consign to the scrap heap
scuff,injure remove,clean off,scratch off,claw at,scrabble at,away at,scrimp and scrape,be frugal,scrabble make obeisance,kiss the feet,lower oneself,boot-lick get by,barely manage,squeak by,barely make it glean,rake together,scrabble for,stack up,the crunch
grate against,rub erase,x out,line up to standard
squiggle,hen-scratch,chicken-scratch,doodle
paravent,motion pictures,movies,small screen,home screen,telly,boob tube,partition off,separate out
screw-bolt,lag-bolt,lag-screw,corkscrew,sexual partner,fuck pressure,apply pressure,rotate defraud,do out of,fleece a raise,upon b ruin,make a muck-up of,bollocks up,make a balls-up of c contort
copyist,copier,transcriber,scrivener,amanuensis,secretary,penman,wordsmith,essayist,sob sister,agony aunt,uncle,Miss Lonelyhearts,gossip columnist,Grub Streeter,journo,scrimshaw,enchase
cursive writing,teleplay,continuity
Scripture,Scriptures,sacred writings,Bible,Good Book,Holy Writ,Word of God,Gospels,Book of Mormon,Koran,Upanishads,Bhagavad-Gita
seek out,smell out,scrape together,scratch up,freeload
twinge of conscience,compunction about,have misgivings,qualms about,loth to,think twice about,stick at,balk at,have scruples about
bronze,marble,sculp
briny deep,Nautical blue water,pond = 'Atlantic Ocean',scads confused
marine insignia,escutcheon,cartouche,notification close off,zip up,plug up,batten down,make airtight,waterproof
seamy,repellent examine,comb through,plough through look about,cast about,leave no stone unturned,researching,scouring
long-serving,acclimatized,acclimated,familiarized,tempered
headquarters,membership,incumbency,posteriors,have room,capacity for
secede,turn one's back to,have nothing further to do with
secession,seceding,defection,disaffiliation,splitting off
second-best,newer,more recent,inferior merchandise,number two,secondly,in the second place,secondarily,b,sec
less important,non-critical,not original,imitated,second-line
stealth,furtiveness,clandestineness secretly,mysteriously,confidentially,stealthily
unpublishable,unpublished,cryptographic,encrypted,encoded,confidential matter,by stealth
secreting,discharging,dribbling,trickling,emitting,giving off,transudation,emanating,extravasation,transudate
religious order,cult,ism
cultist,cultish,sectary,true believer,bigot
unthreatened,unexposed,unimperilled,ensured,collateralize
sleeping-pill,calmative,depressant,barbiturate,knock-out drop,Mickey Finn,allaying
sedentary,seated,sitting,housebound,desk-bound
incitement to riot,firing-up,whipping up
sexy temptress,femme fatale,Jezebel
catch a glimpse of,get a load of,glom,meaning of,the hang of,learn ensure,speak with,consult with,have a word with,sit down with,visit with,survive help,pay the way for,shepherd a see to,give some thought to,heed to b investigate,make enquiries,inquiries,inquire about bid adieu,bon voyage a penetrate,be wise to persevere,ride out,stick out provide with help
spore,bulb,corm,ovum,ovule,motivating factor,successors run down,become dilapidated
look as if,non-standard like,give every indication,appearance of
falsely,allegedly,speciously,purportedly,professedly,feasibly,plausibly,believably
become livid,be in ferment,be furious,get red in the face,get all steamed up
segregation,setting apart,compartmentalization,ostracism,Jim Crowism grab,seize up,freeze up
seizing,confiscating,confiscation,impounding,commandeering,annexation,ictus
selecting,picking,singling out,settling on,voting for,opting for
onanism,auto-eroticism,autoerotism,self-stimulation,self-manipulation,self-defilement,self-contamination,manustupration
of mind,of will,moral fibre,Facetious won't-power
self-abnegation,asceticism,renouncing,self-deprivation,keeping away from,desisting,swearing off
egoism,self-centredness,self-approbation,self-adulation,self-idolatry
self-gratifying,dissipating,debauching
self-aggrandizing,self-loving,self-interested
self-called,self-appointed,self-christened,quasi-
convey title,flog betray,over persuaded,won over
training ground dispatch,address to,turn someone on imprison,also gaol send up the river call for,ask for emit,grow send someone away,send someone packing,her business,give someone the brushoff,give someone the brush a lampoon,take the mickey out of b imprison
elderly person,retired person,OAP ='old-age pensioner',grey panther
be under the impression that,have a funny feeling that,feel something in one's bones
knocked out cold,pea-brained,dippy feelings,responsiveness,responsivity
ascertainable,cognizable,aware conscious of,sensitive to,alive to,understanding of,in touch with,observant of,awake to
susceptive,attuned,thin-skinned,supersensitive,hypersensitive,finely tuned
sensitiveness,touchiness,over-sensitivity,hypersensitivity,supersensitivity,receptivity,receptiveness,receptibility,appreciativeness,susceptivity,susceptiveness
over-emotional,simpering,drippy,tear-jerking,ill-making,yukky
romanticism,emotionalism,maudlinism,bathos,mawkishness,over-emotionalism,tearfulness,weepiness,sloppiness,gooeyness,mushiness,slushiness,gushiness,soppiness,drippiness,stickiness,tackiness,corniness,schmaltz,schmaltziness,ickiness,yuckiness,yukkiness
separable,segregable,detachable,divisible,severable,removable,fissile,scissile
break to pieces,disarticulate,disassemble,unyoke,bifurcate,closed off
dissociation,disassociation,shattering,fragmentation,dismemberment,keeping apart,disjoining,disjunction,fission,scission,fracturing
burial-vault,pyramid,burial-place
unexcitability,even-temperedness,temperance
straight-faced,no laughing matter,not joking,fooling
Scout's honour,kidding aside,no joking,soberly,unquestioningly,at face value
reptilian,snaking,snakelike,vermicular,vermiculate
sawlike,saw-shaped,serratiform,serrulated,crenulate
serried,ranked,tiered,row on row,ranged,assembled
domestic servant,parlour-maid,upstairs maid,cleaning man,cleaning woman,amah,chatelaine,factotum,seneschal,butler,serving-man,chauffeur,driver,au pair girl,nursemaid,ayah,chef,waiter,waitress,stewardess,wine steward,sommelier des vins,servitor,Historical coachman,postilion,serving-woman,serving-girl,servant-girl,serving-wench,scullery-maid,scullion,cup-boy,Ganymede,boots,charwoman,charlady,tweeny,scrubwoman civil-service employee,State official,government worker
look after the needs of,be at someone's beck,be of assistance,be in the service of,discharge a function,a duty,one's duty,do duty as,suffice,be used,of use,useful to,function as,fill the bill,be serviceable as,be available for,of advantage to,be obedient to,take one's part,come around with,dish up,be convenient,favourable to,not play tricks on,function for,be accurate
worship army,marines,armed forces,services,military talents,professional care,putting into play
servileness,abjectness,abjection,slavishness,mean-spiritedness,obsequiousness,obsequence,toadyism,sycophancy,sycophantism,unctuousness,sliminess,smarminess
plonk down,fasten on,spread adjust,lodge a get,get to work,address oneself to,get cracking b attack,beat up a compare,contrast b antagonize,disunite a distinguish,differentiate b reserve,keep back b annul,discard put back,inhibit a write down,list b ascribe,charge c put down,land a express,make a motion,move b set out,leave c set out,enunciate begin,become established,come a ignite,trip b dramatize,throw into relief,display set upon,fly at b put out,display a build,prepare b start,subsidize attack,set about mug,stage set,defined
into order,reconcile fix on,agree upon,mediate take up residence,move to,make one's home,set up home,put down roots,set up housekeeping,locate light,pioneer calm down,become tranquil,fall pay,discharge gravitate,precipitate out
outpost,colonization,populating,defrayal,deciding,stabilization
a few,not too,very many,a handful,a sprinkling,a number of,a variety of
austerely,oppressively,tyrannically,forbiddingly,dourly,gloweringly,grimly,unsmilingly,coldly,coolly,stringently,onerously,mortally,fatally,terminally,ascetically,monastically,sparsely,sparely
hardness,flintiness,inexorableness,oppressiveness,pitilessness,mercilessness,abusiveness,beastliness,dangerousness,punitiveness,grievousness,storminess,furiousness,plainness,starkness,spareness
gender,making out,going to bed,shacking up,having it away,screwing,shafting,shagging,fucking,bonking
reproductive,genital,procreative,procreant,progenitive,propagative
raggedy,much the worse for wear,scrubby,unhelpful,slum-like,slummy
dump fetters,leg-irons,darbies restriction,pinion
shadiness,semi-darkness,shades,banshee,window-blind,venetian blind,lampshade,parasol,degree overshadow,put to shame,run rings,circles around,show up sun-glasses,cover darken
shank,adit,air-shaft,flue
shimmy,undermined,flutter agitate,throw for a loop a break in,debug b blackmail,wrest money from,threaten get rid of,rid oneself of,give the slip to,shuddering,jolting,jouncing 's
shake-up,restructuring,make-over,realignment
shuffling,lumbering,dragging,scuttling,lurching
sense of decency,coyness,shamefacedness a surpass,cast into the shade,bring someone down a peg
contours,state of health,give form to,embody in words,adjust a take form,proceed b conform,come along,come up to snuff,behave better
knife-like,needle-sharp,sharply,on the nose sharply,alertly
gimlet-eyed,wakeful,Argus-eyed
acerbically,peremptorily,angrily,precipitously
shave,whittle narrow escape,near squeak
let fall,pour forth,spill out,moult,peel off
bed-sheet,crib-sheet,fitted sheet,flat sheet,contour sheet
externals,excorticate,fire on,prang pay out
change position,switch manage,fend for oneself,paddle one's own canoe,workforce,deflection,chemise,kaftan
rub up,be outstanding,patina like
passenger liner,steamer,wind-jammer,cutter,ferry,cart leave
luff,frisson,flutter trembling,goose bumps,the shakes,the chills,implode,smash to smithereens
traumatize,give someone a turn,trauma,nervous exhaustion
rubbishy,chintzy scare off,frighten away,force to leave
boutique,department store,machine shop,blow the whistle on buy
dwarfish,runty,knee-high to a grasshopper,sawn-off,sweet deficient in,shy of,low on,underfunded,deficient rare,unplentiful,thin on the ground before,precluding,setting aside,out of the blue a trim,cut b stop,cut in on,break in on,butt in fail,insufficient briefly,to make a long story short,in a nutshell Bermuda shorts,knee-breeches,knee-pants
ere long,brusquely,testily,gruffly,tartly
short-staffed,undermanned,short-handed,understaffed
short-winded,short of,huffing and puffing,gasping for air,for breath,dyspnoeal
cannon-ball,buckshot,marksman,markswoman,sharpshooter,sniper,rifleman,snapshot,photo,injection,space launch,launching run,control things,matters,be in command,the driver's seat quickly,like a flash,before you can say 'Jack Robinson' no way,by no chance,never boost
breakdown lane rebuff,cut dead make every effort,work hard,pitch in,roll up one's sleeves,knuckle down,buckle down associate with,keep company with side by side,as one,cooperatively,arm in arm,hand in hand,in partnership directly,man to man,without beating about the bush,without pulling any punches,thrust aside
let someone in on,give someone an idea of,be visible,peek through,may be seen,be being presented,staged,screened,bestow make an exhibit,a spectacle of,grandstand a expose,reveal b stand out,be conspicuous,be noticeable,contrast c embarrass,upstage
final settlement,moment of decision,face-off
swaggerer,egotist,blowhard
ear-piercing,piping,screechy
contract withdraw from,balk at shrink,wizen
winding-sheet,cerement,cerecloth,grave-clothes
shrubbery,plantings,hedges,hedgerow,coppice
shift about,scrape along,scuffling
seal close down,stop a confine,keep in,secure a switch,cut off b separate,send to Coventry c close off,shut down a exclude,lock out,prohibit b keep out,cut out c screen,cover a confine,cage in,immure b silence,closed up,sealed up,bolted
introverted,uncourageous,short of avoid,be unwilling,not disposed
qualmish,green around the gills,not feeling up to snuff,masochistic,sado-masochistic,repulsed,irritated sick and tired
take sick,be stricken by,catch something,a bug,make one's gorge rise,watery flanks,edges,margins,boundaries,American football,Association Football,Soccer,Cricket eleven,Rules football eighteen,Baseball nine,Basketball five,Gaelic football,Rugby Union fifteen,Rugby League thirteen,airs together,cheek by jowl show preference,be partial,show favouritism,secondary take sides with,show preference for,show favouritism to,go in,along with,join up with,ally with,become allied with,throw in with
obliquely,laterally,edgeways,edge on,crabwise,indirectly,edgewise
siege,encirclement,beleaguerment,besiegement,cordon off
eyes,field of view,of vision,range of vision,eyeshot,atrocity spot,get a look,peek at,take a gander at,get a look-see at,pipe a remote,invisible b unusual,take aim
ideogram,ideograph,lexigram,phonogram,grapheme,rebus,initials,signboard,put one's signature on,set one's hand to,sign on the dotted line,put one's John Hancock on,to forgo,quit claim to,get rid of  a enrol,sign up for,contract b enrol,put under contract,take on board,bring aboard assign
be significant,be of significance,carry weight,merit consideration
speechlessness,muteness,uncommunicativeness,take the sting out of,draw the fangs,deaden the effect of
shushed,stilly,unspeaking,unstated,non-participating,unpronounced,unuttered,not sounded,aphonic
with catlike tread,as quietly as a mouse,wordlessly,speechlessly,mutely
silky,silken,silklike,satiny,sericeous
silverware,silver plate,cutlery,flatware,hollowware,greyish,whitish-grey,greyish-white,heraldry argent,silver-toned,mellifluent
almost identical,nearly the same,alike resemble,compare favourably with
do a slow burn calm,calm oneself,become quiet
uncomplicatedness,decipherability,austereness,rusticity,pastoralism,slow-wittedness,oafishness,cloddishness,dull-wittedness,witlessness,halfwittedness
na‹vely,artlessly,guilelessly,innocently
ungodliness,wrongfulness,iniquitousness,fall from grace
sinew,ligament,tendon,thew strength
croon,yodel,blow the whistle
singer,vocalist,soloist,songster,crooner,chanteuse,nightingale,caroller,chorister,choirboy,choir girl,choir member,chorus-boy,chorus girl,chorus-member,songbird,thrush
successively,one after the other,seriatim
be engulfed,go down to,humble oneself,put be understood,wash-basin,wash-bowl,lavabo,Church font,stoup,piscina,cesspool,cesspit,hell-hole,den of iniquity,sink-hole
wailer,foghorn,mantrap
be seated,sit down,take a seat,take the weight,a load off one's feet,hold a session,be in session,get together have,occupy a seat on,have seats,seating for,capacity for seating play,watch b substitute,sub,pinch-hit wait out,outwait,outstay,last through,live through wait,bide one's time,play a waiting game,take no action,hold one's horses awaken,become alert,concerned agree with,be agreeable to
lay of the land,ball game,kettle of fish
vastness,measure assess,take the measure of,make an estimate of
sketchily,patchily,perfunctorily,skimpily,vaguely
faculty separate,ladle off,remove scan,skip through
epidermis,derma,outer layer
wild blue yonder,ether,azure overly,fulsomely,profusely
cunctatory,do-nothing,asleep at the switch,the wheel,asleep on the job,droopy,bagging,floppy a let go,let run,ease out,let up on b slow down,skive off,fuck the dog
sloven,lady of the evening,fallen woman,trottoise,roundheels
lacquey,slave-girl,slaveling,odalisk,bondslave,bondswoman,bondwoman,bondmaid,esne,helot,hierodule,slavey,workhorse,work one's fingers to the bone,work like a Trojan,a horse
Dialect slabber,saliva,spittle,slave ship,slave-trader,blackbirder
thrall,Historical peculiar institution,slave-trade,blackbirding,hard labour
be in the land of Nod,be in the arms of Morpheus,snore,saw wood,beauty sleep
sleepless,insomniac,unsleeping
sleepwalking,noctambulism,somnambulism,noctambulation,somnambulation,noctambulant,somnambulant
sylphlike,svelte,snake-hipped,private eye,Sherlock,'tec,hawkshaw,gumshoe ,spatula,slicer
slicker,city slicker,oilskin raincoat
toboggan,fall forget,mind to,landslide,earth-slip,avalanche,mud-slide
a little,to a certain,minor extent,marginally,shed weight
uliginous,mucous,squooshy,gunky,gloppy,creeping
slingshot,trebuchet,trebucket
lose one's footing,miss one's footing,tumble err,botch up,screw up reveal,blab pass,go by escape,give someone the slip,sneak away,out enter,sneak in
draggle-tailed,frumpish,sodden,sloshy
lagging,snail-like,tortoise-like,leaden-footed,slow-paced,almost imperceptible,measurable,blockish,dead-and-alive,not quick,easily slack,slacken off,put on the brakes
laggardness,stagnation,hebetude ghetto,shanty town,skid row,Skid Road
downslide,falling-off,tailspin,go into a nosedive
misarticulate,lisp gloss over,give short shrift to
peewee,slight feel embarrassed,feel discomfited,feel mortified,feel put down
streetwise,tuned in,well-groomed
fetidness,sniff,get a whiff of
unwrinkled,clean-shaven,smooth-shaven,depilated,honey-tongued,well-modulated,cagey flatten,facilitate sand,burnish ameliorate,smoothen
be suffocated,asphyxiated,be choked,strangled
reptile,serpent,ophidian,viper,snake in the grass,Judas,quisling,double-crosser,Benedict Arnold,ratfink
click,crack a bite at,snatch at b attack,snarl at,growl at,bark at,be brusque,curt with,fly off the handle at grab up,snatch up,catch disdain,cock a snook at recover,get a grip,a hold on,of oneself,pull oneself together,regain control of oneself,spring catch,snap-fastener,clasp energy,easy job,not well-thought-out
lurking,unvoiced,unavowed,unconfessed,unadmitted,undivulged
sneeze,sternutate,sternutation,sneezing
morsel scissors,shears,tinsnips shoot at,fire at
snobbism,lordliness,disdainfulness,inflatedness,vainness,uppishness,snootiness
butt into,poke one's nose,nose around,private detective,investigator,buttinski
dowse,ret absorb,sponge up
wetting,dousing,dowsing,immersing,saturating,streaming,waterlogged
teetotal,on the water- wagon,unflustered,neutral detoxify
teetotalism,non-indulgence,temperateness
styled,called,misnamed,misdesignated
high society,haut monde,beau monde,polite society,consociation,Verein,bund
cushiony,plushy,squeezable,squashable,springlike,summery,toned,turned down,kind foolish,in decline,in recession,smooth as a baby's bottom,diffused,non-addictive fuzzy,non-muscular,out of training,unmanful,swanky melt
condole,hearten Joe,WWI doughboy,serve in the army continue
three-dimensional,cubic,filled in,unshaky,well-constructed,proved,windowless
concordance,like-mindedness,mutuality,singleness of purpose,community of interest,Solidarnose'ce'
figuring out,finding out,deciphering,colloidal solution,colloidal suspension
creditworthy,financially sound,debt-free
melancholic,darksome,darkling
somehow,in one way,in some way,by hook,by crook,come hell,high water
at some time,someday,one day,any time,on a future occasion,if the opportunity arises,one of these days,in the fullness of time,one fine day,Un bel di,before you know it
number cheaply,at a bargain price a fuss,kerfuffle b evasion,long story,long explanation
in the near future,any minute now,in good time,a moment,straightway,in short order,lief,readily at some time,some time,in time,in the last,final analysis
worldliness,cosmopolitanism,suavit‚
thaumaturgist,shaman,witch-doctor,medicine man
abased,unsanitary,insanitary,hovel-like,back-alley
oppressive difficulty,precarious condition,rawness,ulcer
phylum,subgenus,subspecies,thing of a sort,of a mediocre,not too bad,sufficiently good,indifferent kind,proficiency not oneself,type a organize,put straight,decide b choose
vital spirit,true self,typification
earshot,give one the impression,sense that,be activated,touched off,signal articulate,vocalize shout out,yell out vituperate,non-speculative,deep plumb
vinegary,lemony,acidulent,acidulated,acescent,gone off,fermented,curdled,acerbate
shah,sultan,Akund of Swat,Gaekwar of Baroda,Nizam of Hyderabad,Mehtar of Chitral,Nucifrage of Nuremberg,Sheikh of Araby,regnant
take over one's knee,tan someone's hide,give someone a good licking
Nautical mast,yard-arm,boomkin,gaff,mizen,exchange blows,shadow-box
not spoken for,all skin,have mercy on,let have
spasmodical,paroxysmal,convulsive,jerking,spastic,arrhythmic,unsustained
discourse with,say something or anything to,communicate in,converse in,utter in,articulate in,indicate as it were,in a manner of speaking,figuratively,metaphorically speaking a support,make a plea for,stick up for b act on,act for,act as agent for c demand,ask for be self-evident,be obvious,be significant mention,talk about discuss,discourse upon,treat of,touch upon,on a talk more loudly,make oneself heard b talk freely,speak one's mind,state one's position,take a stand a reprove,lecture b be meaningful to,touch c accost,apostrophize reserved,accounted for
speaker,orator,keynoter,spieler
spearhead,take the initiative,be in the van,advance guard
cup of tea,claim to fame,piece de reistance,blueplate special
indicated,spelt,restricted characteristic of,peculiar to,identified with,discrete to
particularization,particularizing,specifying,itemizing,check-list,list of particulars
bogyman,mental picture reflect on,wonder about,theorize on,conjecture on,have a flutter,play the market,take a plunge
wondering,gambling,wagering,taking a chances,risks,chance-taking
fleetness,hurriedness,timeliness,suddenness,precipitateness,precipitousness,abruptness accelerate,give a leg up,bowl along,fly like the wind,belt along,put one's foot down,go like a shot,burn rubber
burned-out,used up,done up,expended,fini,depleted belch up,spit up,send forth
spheric,globose,globous,globoid,globated
lose reveal,divulge all,be a stool-pigeon,spill one's guts,sing like a canary,cropper,header
be dizzy,suffer vertigo,be giddy separate,derive prolong,whirling,twirling,revolving,rotating
vertebrae,barbel,barbule,spicule,spiculum,spicula
volute,helical,coiled,cochlear,cochleate,scrolled,voluted,whorled
spire,steeple,fleche,vertex
pneuma,passions,impulse temper,morale a feelings,team spirit b alcohol,hootch abduct,steal off,whisk away,abscond with,make disappear
expectorate,eject twin,sputum
gall and wormwood,bitchiness despite,do a number on
gorgeousness,splendidness,swankiness,poshness,ritziness
smash to smithereens divide,chop apart,chop in two,snap apart,become detached,dichotomize divorce,go separate ways,part company branch,separate divide up,dichotomy,halved,bisected
ostentatiousness,spree squander,throw away money on,flaunt one's money,blow everything on
spoonfeed,become addled,mildew itch for,be keen for,be bent on,be desirous of,be after loot
gambolling,cavorting,romping,gamesome
macula,mess eruptions,pimples,acne,pustules,blackheads,comedos,comedones,whiteheads,boils,blains,wens,pock-marks,hickeys
arc light,searchlight,pin spotlight,pin spot,focus of attention,public eye,focus light upon,cast light upon
macular,foxed,pimply,pimpled,acned,pocky,plouky,plooky
ramble on,maunder on,speechify,gargoyle,downspout,conduit gone,to be written off
spindrift,spoondrift,atomizer,sprayer,sprinkler,vaporizer,aerosol,floral arrangement,bough diffuse,dissipate broadcast,tell the world,recite unfold,fan out,unfurl stretch out,disperse stretch,put apart,metastasize,dispersing,disseminating,dispensing,difference feast,butter,margarine,oleo,ranch,landholding,plantation,bedspread,bed-cover,afghan
come into being,burst forth originate,cause to occur,happen suddenly,disclose suddenly,unexpectedly pay for,treat someone to,assume the expenses of,bounciness,airiness,Eastertide,Maytime,vernal
double agent,foreign agent,secret-service agent,mole,fifth-columnist,CIA man,MI,ratfink follow,keep under surveillance,surveil
quadrangular,rectangular,right-angled,quadrilateral,four-sided,cubed,six-sided,boxy,on equal terms,right and proper,not in the know,not hip,unhip,L-,rectilinear figure,rectangle,plaza,piazza,village green,market square,agora,tense meet,match with,reconcile with
shake down,put the screws to,put the squeeze on,put the arm on,clip get through,barely succeed,squeak through,barely make it,doxy press
slap down,take down a peg or two,take the wind out of someone's sails,put-down '
thrust harm,give the Judas kiss,stab-wound,stitch treachery,Judas kiss,kiss of death
haystack,haycock,rick,rickle,hayrick,smokestack,chimney,chimney-stack,funnel,Building soil stack anger,become furious,blow one's top pile up,agglomerate,squirrel away a make sense,be verifiable,check out b compare,hold a candle to,be as good as
stadium,hippodrome,coliseum,colosseum
pikestaff,alpenstock,shillelagh,crozier,sceptre,caduceus
rostrum show business,the theatre,the boards,the footlights,Broadway,the West End,Thespianism,showbiz,stage-manage
walk unsteadily,shakily,make one's head swim,take someone aback,throw someone off balance,space out
column move house,chain a fence in,close in,wall in b mark off,ante,concern at hazard,hazarded,at risk,risked,in jeopardy,jeopardized
past its prime,unfresh,dried-out,wilted,warmed-over,reach-me-down
cease operating,cowshed,barn,be obstructive,put someone,something off,give someone the run-around,stalling,stonewalling,obstructionism,playing for time,procrastination,beating about the bush,foot-dragging
bring down one's foot,stomp on,emboss,show to be eliminate,earmarks,traits,die-stamp,signet-ring,insigne singular of insignia,signature
be upstanding a set,place upright,up-end b stay,remain standing,bear up under,remain in effect,exist a support,remain loyal,faithful to,take the side of,go to bat for b wait in the wings,remain on the sidelines,stand ready,stand in readiness c stick to,abide by resign,step aside,withdraw a symbolize,be emblematic of,allude to b support,espouse the cause of,lend support,one's name to,second c campaign for,present oneself as a candidate for,stump for,run for substitute for,understudy for,double for,pinch-hit for,cover for a be prominent,be notable,noteworthy b protrude,extend a stand,get up b endure,wear well,survive c jilt,fail to keep an appointment with support,stick up for a confront,withstand b resist,waggon,bandstand,summer-house
guidon,gonfanon,lamppost,upright bar,regulative
on one's feet,unseated,reputation considerable age
heavenly body,evening star,morning star,falling star,shooting star,comet,nova,supernova,big draw,celeb,the leading part
certifiably,rank begin,get something going,get off the ground,crank up,kick off arise,come to be,into being,originate go,move off,get the show on the road begin,get things under way,be on one's way,cause to spring,start-up beginnings,the jump,drop on someone
extremely hungry,ravenous yearning for,dying for,hankering for,hungering for,longing for,burning for,thirsting for,hurting for deprived of,want of,be reft of
railway station,train station,passenger station,bus station
letterheads,envelopes,writing implements,office supplies
tried and true,watertight,seaworthy
prorogue,bide,head-stay,running backstay,forestay,mizen-stay
solidly keep company,regular fellow,familiar face,hold fast
stealthful,backstairs,closet
sweaty,steamed up,fogged up,misted,sexually exciting
grit one's teeth,bite the bullet,screw up one's courage to the sticking point
channel avoid,give something,someone a wide berth bad,poor tip,poor guidance
stellar,sidereal,headlining
peduncle,pedicel,petiole,bows,prow,stem-post,cut back on resist,make progress against
stenographer,stenotypist,tachygrapher,phonographer
stenography,shorthand,stenotypy,tachygraphy,speedwriting
stride in keeping with,agreement with,harmonious with,agreeable with,according with,concordant with,attuned to,in tune with,consonant with,routine out of keeping with,not in harmony,not harmonious with,not agreeable with,not according with,discordant with,not concordant with,not attuned to,out of tune with,not consonant with,inconsistent with,inappropriate to,not fitting for,kinky gradually,a step at a time,steadily a course,journeying,travels,travelling b stairway,stairs,stair,staircase,stepladder,stoop proceed,commence to act,to take action,do something tread carefully,exercise care,remain alert,keep one's wits about one,pussyfoot about,stride a resign,bow out,retire b decrease,reduce intervene,become involved hurry up,speed up a go outside,leave b go out,socialize c become disinvolved,secede a improve,progress b increase
autoclave,castrate males,emasculate males,geld horses,spay female animals,alter animals,neuter animals,caponize male fowl,eunuchize males,ovariectomize females,vasectomize males,fix animals,cut male animals,tie someone's tubes
state of excitement,work oneself up into a sweat,state over
plonk,plop,tape,join cohere,cling together,be upheld,remain effective,remain attached,remain fixed,become lodged,enmired,bogged down,bear wait,on stop at,hesitate at,pause at,scruple at,be deterred,put off by,balk at support,be loyal,stand by persevere,bear it,be resolute,soldier on,hold one's ground,see it through,weather it,tough it out protrude,beetle a unite,work together a rob,heist b put up,display rally to the support of,have the courage of one's convictions persevere,continue with,not change one's mind about,walking-stick,bloke the country,the provinces,the countryside,the backwoods,the bush,the hinterland,the hinterlands,the outback,the boondocks,the boonies misunderstanding
stiffened,unrelaxed,semi-solid,piker
bad mark,demerit,blot in one's copybook
even now,until this,that time,up till,even then,motionlessly,stock-still
fillip,energizer,bracer,pep pill,bennie
stinker,polecat,Rather blackguard,base caitiff,stinkpot,nasty piece of work,rotten bastard,son of a bitch,toerag,SOB,stinkeroo,stinkaroo,arse-hole,ass-hole
pongy,shitty,drunk as a lord,a skunk,over the limit,three sheets to the wind,sozzled,soused to the gills,potted,bombed,canned,in the bag
be stingy,hold back on,be mingy
promise agitate,fold in,be up,activate motivate,convince awaken,cause to recall,jail-house
farm animals,beasts,horses,sheep,goats,assets weigh up,keep accumulate
stoney,shingled,stoney-broke,skint bend down,duck down,lean down,hunch down,crouch down,scrunch down condescend,degrade oneself,be demeaned,slouching,lordosis,curvature of the spine,torticollis,wryneck
a stop to,bring to a stop,a halt,an end,be over,come to a stop,a standstill,staunch obstruct,jam up,clog up,stuff up,take a break,stop off,pull over,layover,stopping up,closing up
warehouse,cooperative store,co-op give credence to
mistral,williwaw,electrical storm,dust-storm,sandstorm,simoom,simoon,samiel,harmattan,khamsin,sirocco,snowstorm,blizzard,hailstorm,ice-storm,fire upon
gest,geste,fabliau,black lie,fishing,story-line,plot outline
uncurved,linear,sorted out,straightened out,mask-like,agreed heterosexual,hetero,straight ahead directly,in plain,simple English,accurately = 'pretty damned quick' without ice uncurl,unsnarl,unkink,rectify reform,reorganize tidy up
try hard,sprain,obligation air,family background
constricting,restricting,straitened narrows,channel bad,poor state,bind pickle
go off the track,go off on,at a tangent,get sidetracked,dogie,roaming
brooklet,tributary,river,except in placenames kill,geyser,well up
bannerette,banderol,bannerol
aerodynamic,hydrodynamic,ultra-modern,modernistic,modernized,time-saving,labour-saving,well-run
concourse,terrace,alley,byway someone's cup of tea,in someone's bailiwick,suiting someone to a T
tenaciousness,concentratedness,convincingness
stress and strain,lay stress,emphasis on,make a point of,bring home,bring into prominence,put under strain
bestrew,litter struck down by,hit by,laid low by,affected by,racked by,smitten by,overwhelmed by,overcome by,plagued by,tormented by
deal a blow to,land on,dash into,haul down obliterate,make instil,feign afflict,walk out of,off the job dream up,arrive at a fail,get nowhere,miss the boat,blow it,nought cause to begin,walk-out,sit-down strike,job action,slow-down,go-slow,work-to-rule
dog-collar,choker,carcanet use,throw one's weight around be in control,hold the reins,manipulate conditions,stipulations,provisos,requirements,prerequisites,obligations,limitations,musts,catches,join loop,chain together a follow,collaborate b keep waiting,keep on a string,keep on tenterhooks,play fast,loose with someone c fool,something over on someone a stretch,extend b delay,spin out hang
get undressed,strip down to nothing,to the skin,to the buff,to one's birthday suit,divest oneself of,shed one's clothes,get naked,do a striptease,work the runway
striped,lined,striated
young fellow,Dialect gossoon,young 'un
make every effort,work at,give it one's all
apoplexy,apoplectic fit,paralytic attack,embolism,thrombosis,cerebrovascular accident,aneurysm
well-supported,well-substantiated,better than average,sizeable stable,reinforced,numerically,in number,in strength,etched,engraved,imprinted,weather-beaten,strongly-worded,deep-felt,overbearingly,overenthusiastically,offensively,aggressively,antagonistically,truculently
strong-arm,thuggish,terrorizing
mug up,bookwork,boning up,swatting,library,writing-room,workroom
ingredients,building blocks,makings,bits,qualities,creations,make a pig,a hog of oneself clog,pack up
frouzy,frowsy,frowsty
lumpishness,doltishness,cretinism,dim-wittedness,thick-wittedness,thimble-wittedness,mindlessness,empty-headedness,feather-headedness,rattle-headedness,boneheadedness,risibility,bootlessness
latest thing,high style,fashionableness,mode of expression,sentence structure
innermost,Freudian,collective unconscious,inner self
mellowed,toned down,moderated,low-key,calmed,sobered
guinea-pig,testee,liegeman,vassal exposed to,vulnerable to,susceptible to,prone to,at the mercy of,liable to suffer,discussed,under discussion,referred to,above a answerable to,responsible for,bound by,obedient to,subservient to,submissive to,controlled by,under the control of b dependent on,contingent on expose,put through,cause to undergo
giving in,unassertiveness,submittal
uncomplaining,ass-licking surrender to,concede to,become resigned to,present minor,inferior to,lesser than,second to,junior to,subsidiary to,subaltern,staffer,make something secondary endorse,brook contribute to,give to,donate to,chip in to
consequent after,in the wake,aftermath of
subsequently,afterwards,afterward
sink down,die down,wear off ancillary to,auxiliary to,additional to,supplemental to,complementary to,accessory to,adjuvant to
subsidizing,sponsoring,capitalization
in substance,intrinsically,at heart,to a large extent,in large measure,verily
show clearly,validate replace,cover for,succedaneum
exchanging,supplanting,switching,interchanging,swapping,swopping
substratum,substrate,underlayer
subversionary,seditionary,collaborationist
subway,underground railway,underpass
supervene,be successor to,be heir to,take over from make good,be a success,achieve success,get to the top
well-fixed,best-selling,victorious,triumphant
passing on,handing down,transmittal,conveyancing,accession,bloodline one after,behind the other,consecutively,without interruption
act against,take legal action,prefer charges against,supplicate agonize
suffix,desinence,add on,fasten to,tack on
suffrage,right to vote,voting rights
set forward,make one think,lead one to believe
make appropriate,fill someone's needs,convenient to,trousers,courtship
grand total,quantity a recapitulate,encapsulate,review b reckon,take the measure of c estimate,assess = 'pretty damned quick'
summarization,encapsulation,epitomization,terse '
old Sol,Helios,Phoebus Apollo,Ra,Sunna,day-star,tan,suntan,sunbathe,bask,bronze knick-knacks,small items,notions,kickshaws
hollowed-out,submerged,undersea,underwater,submersed,in-ground,below-ground
superman,superhero,�bermensch,Hercules
higher,higher-ranking,higher-level,higher-class,higher-calibre,upper-level,loftier,nobler,of a higher order,classier,tonier,‚litist
preterhuman,supramundane,paranormal
epilogue,end-piece,postscript,codicil,supplementation,suppletion
annexed,appended,supervenient,suppletive
supplicating,entreating,petitioning,supplicatory,beseeching,imploring,begging,beseecher
obtestation,impetration,soliciting
hold up under,reinforcing,guy wire,living expenses
reputedly,hypothetically,rumour has it
supposing,if,even if
suppressing,discontinuing,cutting off,cut-off,repressing,censoring,censorship,putting down,quelling,subduing,stamping out,smothering,snuffing out,extinguishing,quenching,cracking down on,crack-down,concealing,muting,muffling,silencing
incomparability,absolute rule,omnipotence
interface,plane superficially,at first glance,to the casual observer,extrinsically,pop up
knock someone for six,knock someone for a loop,catch unawares,catch red-handed,in the act,catch napping,discover ',to which he replied,'No,madam '
cry quits,throw in the sponge,the towel,raise the white flag,throw up one's hands,turning over,ceding,cession
have suspicions about,have a feeling,have a sneaking suspicion,think it likely
off on,into abeyance,discontinue temporarily,deprive of the rights of,deny the privileges of
under suspicion,open to doubt,suspecting
keep someone,something going,keep someone going,underpin
swash,cut a swath,strutting
ingest,fall for absorb,assimilate keep,swig everglade,snow under
hive,flow crawl with,teem with,burst with,bristle with,be overrun with
from side to side,period of oscillation,libration
solemnly affirm,use profanity,utter profanities,cuss trust in,count on forswear
perspire,glow worry,be anxious,bite one's nails,be on pins,torment oneself,sweat blood,be in a tizzy,sweat bullets,squeeze out,state of confusion,lather '
honey-like,sweetened,euphonic,treacly,icky fond of,head over heels in love with,gone on,stuck on,batty about bon-bon,chocolate,confection
sugar,sugar-coat,make more attractive,make less painful
swain heartthrob,steady grow,tumefy,fashion plate,Historical macaroni,fancy Dan,nob
baking,wilting,melting
in the wink of an eye,before you can say 'knife',in an instant
swimmingly,a problem,like a dream,cosily,like clockwork
make a fool,sucker out of,rip someone off,confidence game,thimblerigging,swizzle,swizz,bunco
thimblerigger,defalcator,bunco-artist
librate,wigwag,be hanged,toing,froing,waggling,zigzagging,wigwagging,pattern in full operation,in business,on the hop
…-go-go,in the swim,in the groove swing at,hit at
hissing sound,whoosh,swoosh
move freely,elbow-joint,gimbal,ball-and-socket joint
enlarged,expanded,dropsical,hypertrophied
insigne singular,plural is insignia,code word,armorial bearing,logo symbolical of,tokening,betokening,emblematic of,representative of,allusive of,connotative of,mnemonic of
congruousness,equality compassionate to,commiserating with,commiserative with,supportive of,caring to,solicitous of,warm-hearted to,kind-hearted to,good-natured to,considerate of,empathetic,empathic with,sympathizing,consoling agreeable,favourably disposed,like-minded,simpatico suffer,mourn with,have pity for,condole with,commiserate with harmonize with,get along with,see eye to eye with,be en rapport with,be in sympathy with,be simpatico with,have a rapport with,wavelength with
solicitousness,fellow-feeling,communion
syndrome,warning sign,marker indicative of,symbolic of,idiosyncratic of
monopoly,crime family,Cosa Nostra,mafia,serialize,distribute equal to,tantamount to,transposable with,exchangeable with,interchangeable with
tabular,columnar list,mothball
scribbling,writing-,note-,spiral-bound notebook,scratch pad
off limits,out of bounds,banned,censored,censorable
tin-tack,thumbtack,saddlery,rigging,change direction,Nautical go,veer off,Nautical beat add on,append,tag on
block and tackle,hoisting gear,come to grips with,try to solve,try to deal,face up to
design manoeuvres,generalship,engineering,masterminding
tactician,strategist,orchestrator
price tag,baptize follow,trail along after,drag along with
brush of a fox,scut of a hare,of deer,caudal fin of a fish,uropygium of a bird,pope's,parson's nose,tailpiece,tail-end,croup
costumier,clothier,garment-maker,outfitter
made to measure,customized,right up one's street
assess as,consider as,regard as,view as,accept for,occupied in,tackle prove,take hold,do the trick,fit in,put into place,persuade someone to go,fiddle astound,shock a resemble,be the spitting image,the spit,image of,remind one of,be a chip off the old block chase,pursue retract,repudiate a note,memorandum of,chronicle b debase,disgrace a accommodate,lodge b deceive,do c include,contain a withstand,survive punishment,survive a remove,divest oneself of b satirize,send up c depart,fly off,become airborne,lift off,blast off,split a hire,retain b challenge,contend against,fight c assume,tackle entertain,invite out,woo assume,gain control,command of a like,find pleasant,feel affection,affinity for,find suitable b leave,run for,flee to,make for a pick up,accede to b assume,follow on with,pick up c espouse,become interested,advocate d occupy,fill up e deal with,raise '
talemonger,tattler,bigmouth
ju-ju,abraxas,wishbone,merry thought speak in,express oneself in,discourse in,have a little talk,have a chat,chin,schmooze,have a bull session,bat the breeze,shoot the bull,give the game away,deliver a speech,a talk,an address,lecture discuss,confer about,parley about boast,toot one's own horn a depreciate,put down condescend to,patronize convince,persuade discuss speak to,converse with promote,head-to-head,topic of conversation
gossipy,talky,logorrhoeic,logorrhoeal,gabby,blabby
talker,speech-maker,spellbinder,haranguer,ranter,blusterer,lot of hot air
multi-storey,leggy,long-legged
touchable,tactile,ponderable,ostensive
skein,labyrinth confuse,intertwist,muddle wrangle with,lock horns with
amounting to,virtually the same as,pretty much the same as,commensurate with
tapping,rapping,knocking,pecking,pattering,stopcock,pet-cock,sillcock,seacock,spigot,valve,faucet,spile,wire-tap,electronic eavesdropper a on draught,out of the barrel,keg b ready,siphon off,unplug,eavesdrop on
tape recording,cassette,tape-record
narrow down,go down diminish,thin out,die away
citrusy,acetous,pie,tartlet,turnover,flan,quiche,the night,woman of easy virtue
major effort,test of strength,piece of work,strain scold
scrumptious scraps,pieces in ruins,in shreds
Nautical neat,in trim,well-disciplined
battology,tautologism,repetitiousness,repetitiveness
scot,tithe,octroi,cess,rates,levy a tax on,put a strain on
in tears,dewy-eyed,blubbering
technical,polytechnic,technological
tediousness,wearisomeness,tiresomeness,drabness,colourlessness,vapidity,insipidity,insipidness,two-dimensionality,repetitiousness proliferate with,be prolific with,swarm with,be alive with,crawl with,overrun with,be full of,brim with,stream down,pour cats
radio-telegram,telex,In France bleu,pneu,trade mark Telemessage,trade mark Mailgram
handset,blower,a call,the horn,a buzz
refracting telescope,reflecting telescope,radio telescope,tighten up,concertina
TV,video receiver,idiot box,goggle-box
recite say,get something off one's chest,disburden oneself,give away the whole show,pull the plug on,let someone know,acquaint someone with something,demand that,dictate that,be influential,know for sure,know scold,tear a strip off,chew out tattle on,blab about
too revealing,letting the cat out of the bag,giving away the whole show
ill humour,foul temper,irascibility,petulance,peevishness,huffishness,surliness,hotheadedness,hot-bloodedness,temper tantrum,fit of pique,anneal
self-restrained,not excessive,sober-minded
holy place,cathedral,Yiddish shul,schul
for the meantime,the meanwhile,for a short,little while
cohesive,clinging,viscid clinging to,keeping up,staying with,retentive of,persistent in,retentive
strong-mindedness,uncompromisingness,cohesiveness,adhesiveness,gumminess,glueyness,mucilaginousness,glutinousness,viscousness,viscidity
be liable,demonstrate a tendency,be prone
chewable,soul-stirring,impassionate,bank notes
under tension,under a strain,having a case of the jitters
tightness,tautness,traction,edginess,jitteriness,a case of the jitters
semester,period of time,length of time,span of time,administration conditions,articles,clauses,assumptions agree,an arrangement,an understanding,compromise concerning,in relation to,in the matter of a payment,rates b standing
terminal station,end of the line,keyboard,VDU = 'visual display unit',PC = 'personal computer',module,CRT = 'cathode ray tube',control panel
earthbound,tellurian,sublunary,subastral,earth-man,earth-woman,earth-person
nihilist,bomber,arsonist
personal chat,causerie,pillow talk,private talk
thank,show one's gratitude,say thank you,tender thanks,acknowledge gratitude,thanksgiving owing to,thanks be given to,in consequence of,as a consequence of,Sometimes non-standard due to
thankless,unappreciated,unacknowledged,unrequited,bootless melt,de-ice,defrost,unfreeze,become more cordial,let oneself go
playhouse,opera house,music- hall,theatre-in-the-round,arena theatre,staginess,performing,performance drama,the stage,show business,field of action
theatric,overacted,overacting,grandstand
pocketing,snitching,knocking off
theorist,theoretician,hypothecator,hypothesizer,theorizer
therapeutical,health-giving,corrective
therapist,psychotherapist,psychologist,analyst,therapeutist,psychiatrist,psychoanalyst
remedial programme,psychotherapy,psychoanalysis,group therapy
for that reason,wherefore,that being so,the case
beamy dense,close-packed,clotted,bristling,choking,pea-soup,bushy,gelatinous,coagulated,congealed,jelled,jellied,inspissated,stiffish,thick-skulled,pin-headed,wooden-headed,block-headed,like that,hand in glove,on the best of terms,as thick as thieves,well in
steeled,case-hardened,pachydermatous
picklock,pilferer,purloiner,embezzler,peculator,cutpurse,purse-snatcher,dacoit,hijacker,plunderer,poacher,kleptomaniac,bush-ranger,bandito,bandido,box man,shell-game artist,highbinder,pickaroon,marauder
thin as a rail,reed,twiggy,shrivelled up,stringlike,pencil-thin,chiffon,watered down,unsatisfying rare,scanty draw out,attenuate,sharpen dilute
inanimate object,emotional attachment,possibility a affairs,concerns b circumstances,happenings c belongings
over recall,call to mind a consider,propose b assess,judge devise
brier,bramble,cocklebur bother
spinose,spiculose,spinulose,barbellate,setigerous,setiferous
painstakingly,from top to bottom,from stem to stern
notwithstanding that,albeit,granted,granting,conceding that,admitting that
mental activity,mentation,brainwork,brainstorm,solicitude recollections,remembrances,small amount
belting,basting,tanning,lambasting,pasting
piece of yarn,train of thought,squeeze through,make one's way through
worn to a frazzle,reworked,clich‚-ridden
titillation,tingling sensation,give someone a kick
crowd into,pack into,cram into,crush into,jam into,press into,swarm into,herd into,flock into,assemble in,mass in,congregate in
result of,be means of,with the aid,help of,under the aegis,auspices of,in the course,middle of,inclusive of,into done with,finished with,at the end of one's tether with,washing one's hands of,to the core,from head to foot,from one end to the other
all the way through,from the beginning to the end of,in every part of,cranny of,from one end to the other of
put someone off his,their stride,discombobulate a discard,ditch b waste,fail to exploit,blow a eject,out b shake off,free oneself of,repudiate c deceive,bamboozle a radiate,disseminate b expel,bounce jilt,split up with,drop a vomit,heave up b abandon,chuck c reveal,bring to the surface,the top,to notice d throw,jerry-build
lunge press upon,force upon,urge upon
In Paris apache,p'hansigar,larrikin awkward,cack-handed disapprove of,turn down approve of,okay under one's control,wrapped around one's little finger,in the palm of one's hand,eating out of one's hand,at one's beck,hook a ride leaf through,flip through,riffle through,browse through scoff at,show contempt for,exhibit defiance for,be defiant of
in this manner,as follows,Non-Standard thusly,for this,that reason,in which case,that being the case
truss up,bind up,be equal,be neck,neck with a clinch,nail down b restrict,curtail a be consistent,make sense,coordinate b relate,coordinate a occupy,keep busy b use,impose on c stop,bring to a standstill d commit,ligature,stalemate cravat,necktie,railway tie,sleeper
slow-up,log-jam,traffic jam
close-fitting,hermetically sealed,leak-proof,too small,ill-fitting,nautical taut,almost even,highly competitive,tiddly,hard to find,closely compactly,densely,closely anchor,make tighter,tenser,stronger,strengthen make more rigorous,close gaps in tauten
plow,hoe,cash-drawer
cant joust with,battle against,spar with
convenience life,values bright and early,in good time always,without surcease,unceasingly a once,in the good old days b simultaneously,all together,in unison a all the same,just the same from time to time,every so often old-fashioned,dead for now,pro tempore,for the nonce at once,swiftly a in timely fashion,in the nick of time b soon,anon a punctually,in good time dawdle,loiter again and again,over and over again,on many occasions
profit-oriented,fortune-hunting,gold-digging,on the make,out for numero uno
time-scarred,dog-eared,well-worn
flimsily,poorly made,metallic,twangy
ferrule,ferule,finial,surmount upset,trash heap,dumping-ground
ready to drop,whacked,wiped out bored with,exasperated by,weary of,bothered by,fed up to here with,bromidic
dainty morsel,choice item,bonne bouche,goody
subtitle,subhead,documentation of ownership
water closet,washroom,urinal,in France pissoir,vespasienne,New England necessary,little girls' room,little boys' room,smallest room in the house,ablutions,making up,toilette
broad-mindedness,permissiveness,freedom from bigotry,imperviousness
sound colour,sonorousness,sonority,tone of voice,cast temper,soft-pedal reinvigorate,tune up,brighten up,get into condition
verbal expression,articulation be,keep silent,keep mum,say nothing,not breathe a word,keep one's counsel,not say a word,shut up slip,Freudian slip,boob facetiously,whimsically,ironically,jocularly,jokingly,not seriously,jestingly,in fun,to be funny,kiddingly
invigorant,Obsolete,ptisan,tisane,roborant,picker-upper,reviving
meridian,pinch back,surmount fill up
wrong side up,head over heels,vice versa,in a muddle,arsy-versy
curled,curling,involuted,unstraightforward
absolutist,undemocratic,Nazi
alpha,omega,be-all,end-all
put one's hand on,set be in contact with,be up against,lean up against,rub up against,be together,lay a hand,finger on,be in the same league,class as,be on an equal footing with,get near,stack up to,against refer to,write of,have access to,take advantage of land,come to earth a detonate,put a match to b instigate,give rise to retouch,performance level
cartilaginous,hard-nosed ',bully boy
perambulation,period of service,sightsee,globe-trot
toward,so as to approach,road to,as a help to,shortly before
bell-tower,campanile,minaret,obelisk,turret,prison loom
sky-scraping,sky-high,unequally
bit of frippery trifle with,sport with,tinker with flirt with,dilly-dally with,deal with carelessly,amuse oneself with
trifle tracks,footprints,prints,follow in the footsteps of
rails,wake trace,keep a record of,record lose,tail find,run to earth
trackless,pathless,untrod
beaten path,footsteps,See train,bring along behind,carry along behind,be drawn,drop behind,tail diminish
tram,tramcar,trolley bus,streetcar,trolley-car impediments,hindrances,handicaps,restrictions,curbs,deterrents,hitches,snags,stumbling blocks,obstacles
plod,dosser,swagman
trample on,tramp on,stamp on,tread on,step on,squish,squush,squoosh violate,set at naught,throw to the winds trample down
semi-conscious,half-conscious,cataleptic,dream state,state of semi-consciousness,half-consciousness,catalepsy,suspended animation,complete absorption
transcription,transliteration,carbon,Xerox,photostatic,xerographic copy
transfigurement,transmogrification,permutation
traversing,haulage,travel across
transubstantiation,carrying,forwarding,sending
transferring,transporting,transmitting,despatching,telecasting
transpicuous,as plain as day,as plain as the nose on one's face
deadfall,booby-trap,inveigle accoutrements,embellishments,fripperies,adornments
Chiefly,Canadian junk,trifles,'Not Wanted on Voyage',In,Canada rubbish,scoria,slag,offscourings
tourism,touring,globe-trotting trips,expeditions,journeys,tours,voyages,treks,trekking,wanderings,peregrinations,junkets,pilgrimages,make a trip
move over,extend across,athwart,act in opposition,counter to
act towards,expound on,prescribe for,play host to,dine pay the bill for,buy something for,freebie behaviour towards,conduct towards,action towards,handling of,care of,management of,dealings with,manipulation of,reception of,usage of,curing,remedying
try-out,trying out,trial run,judicial proceeding,hard times,burr under the saddle
court of justice,Inquisition,Star Chamber beck
cantrip,hang feat,foible work,fulfil the need,take care of the problem,accomplish the necessary,turn the trick
betise,tad dally with,flirt with,wanton with,mess about with,dandle
trio,threesome,trilogy,triad,triple,troika,triptych,triumvirate,triplet,trine,triune,trinity
falter trap,catch out,spark off hallucinate
exulting,glory win,carry the day,be victorious,gain a victory,take the honours
smallness,inconsequentiality,inconsequentialness,inconsequentness,trivialness,pettiness,paltriness,small matter,petty detail
laurels,honours,bays
make uncomfortable,take the trouble,the time,go to the trouble,concern oneself,take pains,skirmishing,complaint a in deep trouble,in a mess,in a predicament,in a pickle,in hot water,in a scrape,in shtook,shtuk,shtuck,schtuck,in deep shit,up shit creek without the vestige of a paddle b unmarried,impregnated,in a delicate condition
be obsequious,drop to the ground,to one's knees,down on one's knees,fall all over,lick someone's boots
geographically come to pass,become a reality,be fulfilled
rightfully,legitimately,justifiably,yea,Usually ironic forsooth
main stem,bole,foot-locker,bin,snout,proboscis,Canada luggage compartment
credibility,trusteeship,confide in,pin one's faith,hopes on
try one's hand at,have a stab,whack at,take a shot,crack at
turn end over end,jumble understand,get the signal,twig to,get wise,wise up
neoplasm,melanoma,sarcoma,malignancy,carcinoma
unison,attune,set attend to,be alert to,be on the same wavelength,frequency with ignore
underground passageway,Channel Tunnel,Chunnel
backyard,personal space horse-racing,racing,the racing world,racetrack eject
turn around,bring over,move around,become rancid,employ block,wrench twist,zigzag defy,rise up against a reverse,beat back b go back,retrace one's steps,return a refuse,deny b decrease,soften the sound of a go to bed,the hay b hand in,yield c turn over,tell on a turn to,change into,to b go,drive into,pull into,walk into a stop,switch off,extinguish b disillusion,disgust c deviate,diverge a start up,cause to function,operate b depend on,be contingent on,be subject to c excite,impassion a concern,revolve about,relate to b be hostile to,tear into a make,bring out b develop,arise c eject,turf out d dress,accouter e come,surface a consider,ponder over b reverse,turn upside down c overturn,knock over d sell,merchandise e rotate,kick over run away,skedaddle a appeal to,resort to b advert to,have recourse to c get to work,knuckle down d turn into,change to,become capsize,go bottoms up a surface,show one's face b come up,pop up c uncover,bring to light d increase,intensify the sound of,sinuosity,dog-leg,hairpin bend,change of direction,switch disservice,wrong favour,tendency everywhere,all the time alternately,reciprocally,in succession sequentially,in succession,in proper order a out of sequence,out of order b imprudently,indiscreetly,disobediently,inappropriately alternate
tergiversator,backslider,Vicar of Bray
turn-off,side-road,feeder road,auxiliary road,slip-road,entrance ramp,freeze-out
out-turn,gross national product,GNP,gross domestic product,GDP
mess with,monkey with do nothing,while away the time
branchlet,withe,withy,become wise to
half-light,crepuscule,crepuscle,declination,diminution Goetterdaemmerung,Ragnarok,darkish,darkling limbo
winking,sparking,dancing,blinking
pleach,miscite,wrick force,contortion,warping,garbling,mistranslation,failing mad
simper,cheeping,tweeting,chirruping,chirping,warbling,trilling
tyrannous,heavy-handed domineer over,dictate to,keep under one's thumb
Fascism,Stalinism,Nazism,arbitrariness
Hitler,hard taskmaster,Simon Legree,overlord ugly
repulsive-looking,plain-looking,plain-featured,bad-featured,dreadful-looking,awful-looking,terrible-looking,horrible-looking,frightful-looking,monstrous-looking
lesion,ulceration,chancre,gumboil,festering spot
ulcerous,ulcerative,cancerous,cankerous,ulcerated,suppurating,suppurative,gangrenous,furuncular,furunculous,necrotic,necrosed,sphacelated
ultra-,unrepentant,unreformed,hard-nosed feel,be offended,be piqued,harbour a grudge
gamp,brolly,bumbershoot
ref,umpy,ump
umpteen,a lot of,unnumbered,a huge number of,hundreds of,thousands of,millions of,billions of,trillions of
full-length,uncondensed,unexpurgated
unaccented,unstressed,unemphasized,unaccentuated,lenis
unchaperoned,Music a cappella,stag
peculiar unused to,inexperienced in,amateurish at,unpractised in,unfamiliar with,uninitiated in
unfeigned impervious to,immune to,unresponsive to,aloof to,uninfluenced by,unimpressed by,remote to,cold to,unconcerned by,unstirred by
unasked,uninvited,undemanded,unprompted
by surprise,off one's guard,inadvertently,unknowingly,unwittingly,mistakenly,by accident
undeterminable,unascertainable,at a loose end,at loose ends
blacked-out heedless of,unheedful of,insensitive to,unmindful of,blind to,unaware of,oblivious to,deaf to
covered by,answerable to,supervised,under the control of,at the beck,call of,included,comprised in,subsumed under,lower than drunk,beneath the waves
underclothes,underclothing,underwear,undergarments,lingerie,unmentionables,underthings,skivvies
undertow,cross-current,rip tide,rip current,underflow,subcurrent,vibes
undercut,underprice,undercharge,sell cheaply,undersell
underdog,vanquished,little fellow
not do justice to,fail to appreciate,set too little store by,think too little of
subterranean,metro,partizans,in France Maquis,insurgents,seditionaries,seditionists,insurrectionists,extremists,revolutionaries,fifth-columnists,fifth column,saboteurs,subversives
be conversant with,gather from,surmise from,have found out,learnt,hear tell,show compassion for
savvy comprehension or,mastery of,adeptness with,expertise in,handle on,apperception,reasoning power
undertaker,mortician,funeral director
warranty organized crime,the syndicate,the Mafia,the mob,criminals,the criminal element,gangland,abode of the dead,Hell,Orcus,Facetious Egyptian underground
unseparated,unsplit,undiverted,undistracted
unzip,unsnap,unpin
brought to ruin,prostrated,loosened,unhooked,unlaced,unzipped,unsnapped,unbuttoned,unpinned,omitted,left out,skipped,missed,passed over,unattended to
beyond a,the shadow of a doubt,irrefutably
unnecessarily,unjustifiably,inappropriately
supersensory,out-of-the-body,asomatous
unenviable,uncoveted,unwished for
bizarre unacquainted with,unaccustomed to,unused to,unconversant with,uninformed about,ignorant of,unskilled in,unskilled at,unversed in
out of luck,unblessed,down on one's luck
ungrateful,unthankful,unappreciative
in poor,delicate health,valetudinary
unheralded,unpublicized,unadvertised
homogeneity,featurelessness,flatness,lack of variety
tenantless,unpopulated,depopulated
allying,marrying,confederating,synthesizing
one and only,second to none in harmony,corresponding exactly,in perfect accord,harmonious '
merged,coalesced,pooled,amalgamated,synergetic,synergistic,unanimous,of one mind,of like mind
uncombed,tousled,ungroomed,wind-blown,mussed -up,rumpled,blowzy
uninvestigated,unresearched,unbeknownst
unlamented,unmissed,unmourned,unbemoaned,unbewailed,unloved
different from,dissimilar to,distinct from,opposite from,contrastive with,divergent from,incompatible with,distinguishable from,far apart from,far from,distant from,ill-matched with,unequivalent to,differing from,in contradistinction to,in contrast with,contrasting with
unwedded,old-maid,unbetrothed,unplighted
untempered,unmoderated,unlessened,unalleviated,unsoftened
unnoted,overlooked,unobserved,unremarked
aberrational,heteroclite,uncustomary
out of favour,in bad odour,unliked,avoided,snubbed,unsought after,unaccepted
caught napping,caught with one's pants down,caught on the hop,unwarned,unreadied,not set up,not forewarned
unscholarly,non-technical,plain English
ungainful,non-profit-making,breaking even,losing,loss-making
unslakeable,unslakable,unsatisfiable
ungentlemanlike,unpurified,unclarified
unassociated,uncoupled,unlinked
unrepenting,unremorseful,impenitent,unapologetic,unregretful,unrehabilitated,recidivist,recidivistic,recidivous
unscratched,as new,scatheless,like new
uncelebrated,unglorified,unexalted,unpraised,unhonoured
littered,mussy,mussed-up
unrecounted,unnarrated,undescribed,unreported
unhealthful,unhygienic,insalutary,demoralizing
meritless,undeserving unbecoming to,unsuitable for,out of character for,out of place with,incongruous with
running expenses,overheads,oncosts
higher up,more elevated,more northerly,northern,more recent capital letters,capitals,majuscule letters,characters upper class,aristocrats,blue bloods,Four Hundred advantage,edge poor
on end,stand-up,standing up,straight up and down,right side up
make someone nervous,derange,gain the advantage over,throw a spanner into,monkey wrench into the works,gum up,capsized,overturned,bottom side up,toppled,tipped over,fit to be tied,freaked out,unexpected event
backwash,after-clap,wrap-up
make water,micturate,Babytalk make a wee,go wee-wee,take a pee,make pee-pee,do number one,piddle,go to the lavatory,have a piss,go for a slash
press into service,profit by,utilize consume,pour down the drain,usability,serviceability,privilege consumption,purchases,exigency execrate
Euphemistic pre-owned,utilized,in use accustomed to,habituated to,acclimated to,adapted to,inured to,tempered to,tolerant of
generally speaking,most of the time,most often,almost always,inveterately,as usual,as per usual
distantly,remotely,dimly,subliminally,subconsciously,inexplicably,ambiguously,imprecisely,inexactly,unclearly,confusingly,hazily,fuzzily,nebulously,obscurely,vacantly,detachedly,absent-mindedly,dreamily,absently
big-headed,abortive a vainly,futilely,fruitlessly,bootlessly b irreverently,blasphemously,disrespectfully,improperly cirque,corrie,strath
conceitedness,cockiness,self-worship,swell-headedness,big-headedness
exhalation morbidity,hypochondria,rheuminess,distemper,the pip
lack of harmony,rift in dispute,in contention
diversification,diversifying,modulating,converting,permuting,departure from the norm,change of pace,deviation from the norm
varicoloured,polychrome,polychromatic,changeant
vastly,almost entirely,worlds
blood-vessel,nervure,proclivity towards,kilometres per hour,km/hr
bribeable,buyable,purchasable,simoniacal
gonorrhoeal,gonorrhoeic,syphilitic
reprisal a violently,forcefully b energetically,the fullest
forgivable,tolerated,remittable,remissible
air-hole,blow-hole,fumarole,mofette,moffette,allow to become known
verbatim et literatim = 'word-for-word,letter for letter',verbatim et literatim
brim about to,ready to,on the very point of,preparing to,soon to border on,near to,be asymptotic to
all-round,all-purpose,multi-purpose,fluctuating well-read,well-schooled,well-tutored,well posted on,good in,well-acquainted with
vertigo,dizziness,light-headedness,giddiness,wooziness
danged,merest,barest,sheerest
sustainable,possible vibrations,sensations,resonances
vicarious,delegated,deputed,commissioned,substituted
changeability,unpredictability fluctuations,variations,contrasts,unpredictability,uncertainties,flukiness
on one's guard,with one's eyes open,with one's eyes skinned,peeled
vivaciously,robustly,hardily,lustily,stalwartly,with might,with a vengeance,like crazy,tongs
avenging,vindicatory,revengeful
breaching,disobeying,contravening,abusing,violating,profaning,desecrating
physical force,ferociousness,destructiveness,bestiality,murderousness a harm,injure b warp
virtuosity,technical skill,pyrotechnics,showmanship
virulency,toxicity,noxiousness,deadliness,perniciousness,injuriousness,balefulness
envisioning,envisaging,sight for sore eyes,welcome sight
come to see,look in on,stop in,pop in
visiting,sojourning,stopping over
detractory,damning,vilipenditory,down-putting
null,not legally binding,unenforceable,deserted devoid of,disannul,disestablish,disenact,abnegate
vaporizing,evaporable,evaporative,hair-trigger,eruptive
to-and-fro,volleying,crossfire,bantering
on one's own initiative,recognizance,without prompting,without being prompted,asked,gratuitously,by choice
sensualistic,sybaritical,pleasure-loving,luxury-loving,eye-filling
return food,sick up,chunder,toss one's cookies
show of hands,elector,come out for,signify one's opinion,desire support
lack of refinement,humbleness,gaucheness,ignobility,raunchiness
waddle,toddle,wabble,duck-walk,wamble
ford,splash a enter,get in or into,join in b attack,set to work,dive into plough through,work one's way through,pound away at,plod through,peg away at carry on,jabber on,prattle on,blather on,beat around the bush
hold on,stick around,sit tight,deferred,be tabled,be put on ice,on the back burner serve
head waiter,maŒtre d'h“tel,cup-bearer,Hebe
waiver,putting aside,postponement awaken,get someone going,bring to life,death-watch,bow wave,scent following on,subsequent to,consequence of
make one's way by foot,ambulate,goose-step,ride by shanks's,shanks' mare,foot it,boogie,trace out,range about in,frequent a leave,walk out on b strike,go out on strike,take industrial action,down tools,boardwalk
divider,bulkhead,embankment,stockade drive crazy,enrage fail,face ruin,lose everything,go bust enclose,brick up
loll about,plash luxuriate in,indulge oneself in,give oneself up to,a bang,a boot from
turn this way,that,become absent-minded,go wool-gathering,lose concentration,go off at a tangent,lose one's train of thought
grow less,petering out,winding down,degeneration on the decrease,decreasing,abating,subsiding
stand in want,in need of,homelessness
contention fighting,battling,in combat,engage in combat with,tilt against
dependant fend off,keep away,at bay,chase away
stock of clothing,clothes-press,clothes-cupboard
stockroom,go-down merchandise,manufactures,stock-in-trade
not uncomfortable,tense close,near to making a discovery,about to make a discovery,over become less antagonistic,become enthusiastic,become excited,animated about,feel affection for,make one,someone feel good
warm-blooded,homoeothermic,homoeothermal,homoiothermic,homoiothermal,homeothermic,homeothermal
solicitously,warm-heartedly,heatedly,vociferously,frantically
heartiness,amiableness,excitedness
give fair warning,give prior notice,put someone on notice,make someone aware of,premonish
writ,credential,be answerable for,offer grounds,reason for
scrub up,shampoo,sponge off,Facetious perform one's ablutions,bath remove,flow erode,wear off,wipe out erode,dredge away,stand the test of time,bear scrutiny,prove true,be believable,hold water swallow stay,have nothing more,further to do with,scrubbing,shampooing,sponge bath,tub-bath,laundering,Facetious ablutions,tub,tubbing,mouthwash,gargle,collyrium,welling,surging
bleached,etiolated,knocked up,tuckered out
blow diminish,become debilitated,become enervated,barrens,wilds,unrecyclable,worthless devastate
babysit for,make eyes at look for,be on the watch,qui vive for,guard against,keep an eye open for,be watchful for,take note,notice of,be vigilant for,keep one's eyes open for,keep a sharp lookout for,be prepared,ready for,keep one's eyes peeled,skinned for,keep a weather eye open for,timepiece,pocket watch,wrist-watch,chronometer,watchman on the alert for,on the lookout for,on one's guard for,on the qui vive for,alert for,watchful of,cautious of
distilled water,tap water,drinking-water,bottled water,spa water,still water,effervescent water,mineral water,sea water,salt water,ditch-water,bath-water,branch water,Facetious Adam's ale,Latin aqua,heavy water,deuterium oxide,fizzy water be illogical,not be sensible,be inconsistent,not make sense,be unbelievable,be indefensible,be unfeasible,not work,not function,not hold up under,not ring true,ring false,not wash lavishly,wastefully,profligately,unreservedly urinate,pass water,piss of superior,the finest,the highest,the best quality,first-grade,bedew dilute
ground swell,flip-flop,whiffle
modus vivendi = 'lifestyle',behaviour pattern,situation incidentally,parenthetically a via,by means of b functioning as,in the way of,in the capacity of,something like a collapse,go to pieces b yield,make concessions,acknowledge proceeding,begun,started,in progress,in the pipeline
cream puff,jellyfish,weak sister
delicateness,irresoluteness,puniness,Achilles' heel,sweet tooth
clothed in,assume damage,rub off last,pass slowly,creep by,go by gradually,tediously tire
zonked out,browned off tire of,become bored with,impatient with,jaded with,become fed up with
meteorological conditions,climate ailing,bear up against
knit together,shift get started,pull one's finger out
get married,become husband,take one's marriage vows,unite in holy wedlock,lead down the aisle,lead to the altar,wive,get spliced,homogenize intimately,obstinately attached,connected to
marriage ceremony,wedding ceremony,confarreation,intermixing,homogenizing,homogenization
blub,drip tip the scales at,think on,turn over in the,one's mind,determine lie heavy on,be of value,cut any ice burden
Dialect heft,preponderancy,ballast
offer hospitality to,appreciated,freely permitted,invited,suffered
articulately,expressively,artistically,poetically,grammatically,prosperously,ostentatiously,grandly,opulently,glowingly,kind-heartedly,adeptly,ably,by a long way,by a long chalk,good-naturedly,equably,without difficulty completely,thoroughly cooked,cooked through,completely cooked,familiarly,mercifully,reservoir flow
welsher,non-payer,welcher
wale,weal,wheal
be sunk,be bogged down in,be entangled,ensnarled in
moistened,wringing,raining,pouring,drizzling,showery,effet,dew
whirl location,where,to what place,whither
fluff up,Nautical seize,tie yank out,jerk out,whisk out,produce a stir up,incite b improvise,prepare quickly,knock up,slap together,rawhide,riding-crop
horsewhipping,flagellation,Nautical seizing,tying
extra-tropical cyclone,tropical cyclone,Nontechnical tornado,Nautical white squall,willy-willy,whirly,lightning
usquebaugh,Scotch,barley-bree,rye,bourbon,Sneaky Pete
say softly,under one's breath,breathe a word,hushed tones
chalk-white,chalky,ivory,milk-white,oyster-white,off-white,dead white,deathly white,corpse-like,Caucasian,Caucasoid,light-skinned,fair-skinned,pale-complexioned
whole kit,caboodle largely,more often than not,with few exceptions
every inch,%,from the ground up,the whole hog,up one side,down the other
widespread off the mark,off the target,not on target,afield,as much as possible
by many,to a large,a great extent
little woman,the missis,missus
rowdyish,nuts wasteland,middle of nowhere,back of beyond trick,little game
wishes,last will and testament,last wishes as,when one pleases,thinks fitting,at one's desire
amenably,passively,nothing loath,avidly
loose-limbed,long-limbed,clean-limbed
whether one likes it,whether,nolens volens,bon gr‚,mal gr‚
out first,carry off the palm,finish first in,achieve first place in,triumph in,be victorious in,be the victor in,gain a victory in,prevail in,take first prize in,bring home the bacon,glean influence
light air,vain speech,flatus,borborygmus = 'stomach rumbling as from gas',heartburn,fart = 'anal release of gas' Nautical downwind,off the wind fart hear of,come to know,be made,hear on the grapevine,hear tell of take fright,become frightened,apprehensive around,about to happen,afoot,in the cards scare,alarm take risks,throw caution to the winds,play with fire,skate on thin ice,take one's life in one's hands,stick one's neck out,go for broke deflate someone,disconcert someone,destroy someone's advantage,ruin someone's superiority,wind up a taper off,down on,wind up b relax,become calm,regain one's equilibrium,let one's hair down,take it easy a terminate,a conclusion,finish up,settle b end up,become ultimately c excite,stir up d agitate
serendipitous find,piece of good luck,lucky strike
hiemal,bitter cold,dark rub,dry off,dust off,mop up,swab,up remove,get rid of kill off,wipe off the face of the earth
clear-sighted,well-considered,meet inform,warn of,about aware,in the know about become informed,get wise to
wiseacre,smart alec,aleck,witling,know-all,know-it-all,Clever Dick,cleverdick,smarty-pants,smarty,smart-arse,smart-ass,wisenheimer
have a fancy,fob off on,palm off on
pythoness,Medusa,beldame
pull back,shrink back,back down on,retrude,absent oneself
earwitness,deponent,testifier,corroborating witness,corroborator testify to,constitute evidence,testimony of
bit of fluff,handmaiden,lady-in-waiting
mind-blower,be curious,ask oneself,be thunderstruck,be amazed,be astonished question,doubt the sanity,reasonableness of
wooded,forested,tree-covered,timbered
ligneous,xyloid,passionless,tiny-minded,knuckle-headed
woollen,wool-bearing,laniferous,flocky
little talk,brief conversation,high sign succinctly,in brief,not to mince words,not to beat about the bush,in a nutshell a quarrel,unpleasantness b lyrics
output in production,being planned,in the planning stages unemployed,between engagements,collecting unemployment,peg away,slog away,have a job,hold down a post,earn a living,be employed,bring into play function,pan out,put to good,effective use,realize find time,space for,accommodate wheedle,urge a exercise,do callisthenics,do aerobics,do setting-up exercises,do one's daily dozen,lift weights,drill equal,total up to,come to c clear up,suss out d evolve,come out all right,prove satisfactory,go well,pan out e formulate,enlarge on a excite,make excited,get someone all steamed,hopped,het up b prepare,turn out c advance
workmanship,handicraft,artisanship plant,working parts,guts a everything,the lot,everything but the kitchen sink,the whole shebang b a thrashing,a beating,a drubbing,a battering,a flogging,a lambasting
times a deliver,dialect birth b deliver,midwife precisely,just ecstatic,over the moon marvellous
be fearful,be distressed,be vexed,chew one's nails,get grey,get grey hair
be devoted to,bow down before,kneel before,deification,idolatry
traumatism,wrong swathe,gift-wrap immersed in,submerged in,buried in,absorbed in,engrossed in,bound up in,occupied with,engaged in,dedicated to,devoted to a complete,serape
negligee,packing,wrapping
turn into scrap,ruins,capsizing,disabling,demolishing,tearing down,pulling down
spanner,shifting spanner,adjustable spanner,monkey wrench
whoreson,poor fellow,miserable creature,poor devil,pilgarlic,poor bastard,poor bugger
wavy line,squiggly line,wriggling,writhing,squirming,wiggling,shimmying
send a letter,a note,a postcard,a postal card,author a register,put in black,white b derogate,make little of,belittle delete
man of letters,freelancer,paragrapher,pen-pusher,pencil-pusher
scribble literary works,non-fiction,journalism leading article,journalism op-ed article
off target,the matter,agley,out of sync a go astray,go to the bad,recidivate b fail,go kaput
off-centre,pawky,Y
yearly,annually,perennially,every year,once a year,year after year,year in and year out,per year,per annum,by the year,each year,once-a-year
toad-eater,spaniel,lap-dog
as yet,so far,thus far,to the present time,up to this time,up to now,to this day,in time to come,despite everything,despite it,the fact
prepubescent,girlish,babies,little ones
young manhood,young womanhood,prepubescence,salad days,young boy,youngsters,juveniles,adolescents,young people
radicalism,militantism,terrorism
bugger-all,zilch,rock bottom,bupkis focus on,concentrate on,bring to bear on
zoo,zoological garden,menagerie,Tiergarten,safari park,three-ring circus,Chinese fire-drill