cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
to hand (over); to deliver in person
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
rather; sooner; preferably
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
without cause; without reason
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
even if not; even without
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
broom (esp. in curling); bloom (whitish coating on fruit, leaves, etc.); bloom (mass of metal); bloom (shader effect)
correction; revision; amendment
how many people; a number of people
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
succeeding; following; trailing; next
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
feelings; thoughts; meaning
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case