very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit
as (for); for; in the capacity of
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
risk aversion; hedging; danger avoidance
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
funny story; funny anecdote
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness