treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
unavoidable; inevitable; beyond one's control
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
deposit; earnest payment; earnest money
concealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals); sheltering; harboring
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to become rough (waves, temper, etc.); to become excited; to become aggravated
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
at a stroke; with a single swoop
nothing but; none other than
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
(written) contract; agreement
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on