careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
(conductor's) baton; stick; perforated baton; bâton de commandement; bâton percé
completion; perfection; accomplishment
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
material; substance; matter
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to maintain; to continue to have
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
catalogue; catalog; list of betrothal presents; gift register; (table of) contents; certificate of initiation
one-by-one; separately; in detail
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
treasure; precious article; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
how; in what way; how about; questionable
proposal; offer; request; application
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
speech; expression; wording; language