terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
home area; home town; local
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
thickly; heavily; profusely; (complain) endlessly; excessively; tediously
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
corporate warrior (exceptionally dedicated and hard-working employee)
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
property; fortune; assets
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
to like; to love; to be fond of
right of succession; right to the throne
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
self-esteem; feeling of self-approval
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)