mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
pair; the two; both persons; both things
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to lower (a price, tax, standard, etc.); to bring down; to demote; to withdraw (a proposal, request, etc.); to abandon; to withdraw (troops, etc.)
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
to make (a person) pay for (something)
serious wound; serious injury
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to have no chance (of succeeding)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
throwaway; disposable; single-use
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
chance; opportunity; occasion
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
different thing; another question; different case
to foreshadow; to drop a hint (of things to come); to take precautionary measures; to make contingency plans