thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
close; intimate; on good terms
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
defeating in an instant; instant kill
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
short pause; short interval
in order; in turn; one by one
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
choice; selection; option