strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
material; substance; matter
training; education; development; cultivation
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to be at a loss for words
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
prohibition; inhibition; ban
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
light; right; right field; right fielder
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)