PS
addendum, afterthought, appendix, back matter, chorus, coda, codicil, colophon, conclusion, consequence, continuance, continuation, double take, dying words, epilogue,
spume - aerate, air, beat, breakers, bubble, chaff, chip, cobweb, collar, cork, cream, down, dust, ether, fairy,
line - Indian file, abut, accommodation, accompaniment, accord, accordance, acknowledgement, acquiescence, acquire, action, activity, adaptation, adjoin, adjustment, advance guard,
prearranged - all ready, all set, armed, armed and ready, booted and spurred, briefed, coached, cocked, cooked-up, cut out, cut-and-dried, cut-and-dry, equipped, familiarized, fixed,
break off - agree to disagree, be at cross-purposes, break, clash, collide, conflict, contradict, counter, cut off, differ, disagree, disarrange, discontinue, disjoin, dissent,
now and then - at infrequent intervals, at intervals, at times, betimes, ever and again, ever and anon, every so often, here and there, now, occasionally, on occasion, sometimes ,
merciless - atrocious, barbarian, barbaric, barbarous, bestial, bloody, brutal, brutish, callous, cold, crude, cruel, cut-throat, dog-eat-dog, feral,
lose colour - blanch, bleach, fade, fade out, pale, wan, whiten ,
by-product - after-effect, after-image, after-taste, afterglow, aftermath, consequence, corollary, derivation, derivative, descendant, development, distillate, event, eventuality, fruit,
crossed fingers - casuistry, emptiness, insincerity, mockery, sophistry, tongue in cheek ,
pitiableness - bitterness, depression, discomfort, distress, gaudiness, grief, joylessness, lamentation, meanness, mournfulness, pain, pathos, poignancy, sadness, sharpness ,
line - Indian file, abut, accommodation, accompaniment, accord, accordance, acknowledgement, acquiescence, acquire, action, activity, adaptation, adjoin, adjustment, advance guard,
prearranged - all ready, all set, armed, armed and ready, booted and spurred, briefed, coached, cocked, cooked-up, cut out, cut-and-dried, cut-and-dry, equipped, familiarized, fixed,
break off - agree to disagree, be at cross-purposes, break, clash, collide, conflict, contradict, counter, cut off, differ, disagree, disarrange, discontinue, disjoin, dissent,
now and then - at infrequent intervals, at intervals, at times, betimes, ever and again, ever and anon, every so often, here and there, now, occasionally, on occasion, sometimes ,
merciless - atrocious, barbarian, barbaric, barbarous, bestial, bloody, brutal, brutish, callous, cold, crude, cruel, cut-throat, dog-eat-dog, feral,
lose colour - blanch, bleach, fade, fade out, pale, wan, whiten ,
by-product - after-effect, after-image, after-taste, afterglow, aftermath, consequence, corollary, derivation, derivative, descendant, development, distillate, event, eventuality, fruit,
crossed fingers - casuistry, emptiness, insincerity, mockery, sophistry, tongue in cheek ,
pitiableness - bitterness, depression, discomfort, distress, gaudiness, grief, joylessness, lamentation, meanness, mournfulness, pain, pathos, poignancy, sadness, sharpness ,